Remarks to Pathophysiology of Ear Wax

Czech version

Authors: K. Pokorný ¹; A. Pellant ^1,2; A. Čegan ³
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika ORL a chirurgie hlavy a krku, Krajská nemocnice Pardubice ; přednosta prof. MUDr. A. Pellant, DrSc. Ústav zdravotnických studií Univerzity Pardubice ¹; přednosta prof. MUDr. A. Pellant, DrSc. Fakulta chemicko-technologická, Katedra biologických a biochemických věd, Univerzita Pardubice ²; přednosta doc. RNDr. Z. Bílková, Ph. D. ³
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 55, 2006, No. 1, pp. 35-38.
Category: Comprehensive Reports

Overview

Summary:
In spite of the fact that cerumen has been investigated in series of studies from various points of view, our knowledge about this kind of secretion in different local pathological conditions as well as in general diseases remains relatively scanty. The aim of this communication is to summarize present knowledge and draw attention to this unjustly neglected problem.

Key words:
cerumen, properties, pathophysiology.