Ear-wax
11Ear cleaning (yourself) — Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear! Wax is not formed in the deep part of the ear canal near the eardrum, but only in the outer part of the canal. So when a patient has wax pushed up against the eardrum, it is often because he …
12ear pick — n a device for removing wax or foreign bodies from the ear …
13ear|plug — «IHR PLUHG», noun. 1. a small, rounded piece of wax, rubber, or plastic, used to insert into the ear to exclude noise. 2. a small, usually plastic, earphone connected to a portable, transistor, or other type of small radio, used for private… …
14Ear candling — An N.D. ear candling a patient in an experiment to determine its efficacy. There is usually a flame retardant cloth between the patient and the plate.[1] …
15Wax — For other uses, see Wax (disambiguation). Cetyl palmitate, a typical wax ester …
16ear disease — ▪ human Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human ear and hearing. Impaired hearing (deafness) is, with rare exception, the result of disease or abnormality of the outer, middle, or inner ear. Serious… …
17ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big …
18ear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. head, spike; auricle, concha; handle, knob; heed, observance. See attention, hearing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of hearing] Syn. outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, auricle, eardrum, labyrinth,… …
19Ear cleaning (by a doctor) — When so much wax accumulates that it blocks the ear canal (and hearing), your physician may have to wash it out, vacuum it, or remove it with special instruments. Alternatively, your physician may prescribe ear drops what are designed to soften… …
20Ear, foreign object in — A foreign object in the external ear canal. Foreign objects are often placed in the ear by young children or by accident while trying to clean or scratch the ear. There is often an accompanying external ear infection. Removal of an object from… …
