The role of the mother habit to clean the ears against incidence of cerumen obturans in children
Objective: This study aims to describe the role of the mother habit against incidence of cerumen obturans in children. Methods: This study is an observational analysis with a cross-sectional design. This study was conducted on 119 elementary students and their mother habits at SD Kera-Kera, Makassar...
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| Summary: | Objective: This study aims to describe the role of the mother habit against incidence of cerumen obturans in children. Methods: This study is an observational analysis with a cross-sectional design. This study was conducted on 119 elementary students and their mother habits at SD Kera-Kera, Makassar, Indonesia. The aged samples between 6 and 13 years, an otoscopic examination was performed to determine cerumen obturans and an interview method to know ear cleaning habits. Results: In this study, it was found that 84.9% of the samples experienced obtaining cerumen in one or both ears, especially in children aged ≤10 years (71%), where 82.4% of the ear cleaning were made by their mother, using a cotton bud or cerumen hooks with the main complaints of the children is discomfort or impairment of hearing where these habits are not recognized by the level of education or the main activities of mothers. Conclusions: The mother's habit of cleaning the ears ear plays a major role in the incidence of cerumen obturans in children. The habit of cleaning the ears not seeing the people who do it or the frequency affects the high incidence of cerumen obturans found in children, especially elementary school students under ten years old. |
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| Item Description: | 0213-9111 10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.10.092 |