清除耳垢的好處與壞處

1、TheGoodTheBadTheEwwOfEarwaxRemoval清除耳垢的好處與壞處Earsaresupposedtobeselfcleaning.Sowhatsbehindthefinationsomepeoplehavetohelpnaturealong耳朵被認為有自我清潔功能。那為什么有些人還喜歡多此一舉？Some12millionAmericansvisitmedicalprofessionalsannuallyfearwa

2、xremoval.Millionsmehaveitdoneatspasearclingparlswhichtheeticallysuckoutearwaxwithalightedcle.NthAmericansalsospent$63millionlastyearonhomeearcleaningproductsfromstoirrigationkitsaccdingtomarketresearchfirmEuromonitIntern

3、ational.約1200萬美國人為了清除耳垢而每年看醫(yī)生。還有上百萬人在水療院和耳燭美容院清除耳垢，后者理論上是借助點燃的蠟燭把耳垢吸出來。根據市場研究機構歐睿國際(EuromonitInternational)的數據，去年，北美人還花了6300萬美元購買各類家用清除耳垢產品，從滴耳液到灌耳工具包，不一而足。OnInterhealthfumspeoplewaxrhapsodicabouttheguiltypleasureofhavin

4、gtheirearwaxremovedthoughsomewonderifitswrongtoenjoyitsomuch.在網絡健康論壇上，人們狂熱地討論著挖耳垢的罪惡快感──盡管有些人懷疑如此愛挖耳垢是否有問題。Othersareunabashed.IabsolutelylovetohavemyearscleanedsaysHollyKileanonlinebusinessmanagerfromIndianapoliswhosayss

5、heusescottonswabsdailyhasherearscledeverycoupleofmonthsasdoesher12yearoldson.Itsgenerallyacompetitiontoseewhohasthegrossestthingscomeoutshesays.(RidRosenfeld)說：“在耳垢這個問題上，要選好父母?！盬earingearbudheadphoneshearingaidsearplugsf

6、longperiodscanalsointerferewithderlyextrusion.長期戴耳塞式耳機、助聽器或耳塞都可能影響耳垢的規(guī)律性排出。Whenexcessearwaxhardensgetspushedbackdownthecanalitcanbecomeimpactedwhichafflictsapproximately10%ofchildren5%ofhealthyadultsupto57%ofolderpatient

7、sinnursinghomesaccdingtotheAmericanAcademyofOtolaryngologyHeadNeckSurgery.當多余的耳垢變硬或被擠回耳道下方時，可能會導致耳塞。根據美國耳鼻喉頭頸外科學會(AmericanAcademyofOtolaryngologyHeadNeckSurgery)的數據，兒童的耳塞發(fā)病率約為10%，健康成人的耳塞發(fā)病率約為5%，而養(yǎng)老院中的老人耳塞發(fā)病率高達57%。Symptom

8、sofearwaxbuildupincludeafeelingoffullnessitchingvertigopaintinnitus(apersistentringingintheears)coughingduetoanervepathwaythatconnectstheearwiththediaphragmexplainsDr.RosenfeldwhocoauthedtheAmericanAcademyofOtolaryngolog

9、ys2008guidelinesftreatingearwax.耳垢堆積的癥狀包括感到耳塞、耳癢、眩暈、耳疼、耳鳴（耳內持續(xù)鳴響）或咳嗽──美國耳鼻喉學會2008年耳垢治療指南的作者之一羅森菲爾德博士解釋說，這與連接耳朵和隔膜的神經通路有關。Excessearwaxisalsothemostcommoncauseofpartialhearinglossthemosttreatable.耳垢過多也是部分聽力喪失的最常見原因──也是最好治療