Comparison of Effectiveness of Ear Syringing With or Without Pre-Ear Oil Application , Non-randomized Control Trial.
- Conditions
- Cerumen Impaction of Both Ears
- Interventions
- Procedure: ear wax syringing without pre ear oil treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT04094116
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
- Brief Summary
Patients in Wong Siu Ching Clinic and Tai Po Clinic who are found to have ear wax after physical examination will have ear syringing done, without pre-ear oil application. On the other hand, patients in Fanling Family Medicine Centre with ear wax will be given ear oil one week before performing ear syringing. We will compare the respective success rates of ear syringing from these 2 groups, the mean numbers of syringing attempts , as well as any complications such as ear canal abrasion, ear drum perforation, any pain or vertigo reported by patients. For those cases who fail ear syringing , olive oil will be prescribe and arrange 1 week follow up for ear syringing .
- Detailed Description
Patients in Wong Siu Ching Clinic and Tai Po Clinic who are found to have ear wax after physical examination will have ear syringing done, without pre-ear oil application. On the other hand, patients in Fanling Family Medicine Centre with ear wax will be given ear oil one week before performing ear syringing. We will compare the respective success rates of ear syringing from these 2 groups, the mean numbers of syringing attempts, subjective improvement in hearing , as well as any complications such as ear canal abrasion, ear drum perforation, any pain or vertigo reported by patients. For those cases who fail ear syringing , olive oil will be prescribe and arrange 1 week follow up for ear syringing .
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
- Patients >18 years old, who complain about blocked ear found to have ear wax which impacts ear drum and able to sign consent.
- Patients who are contraindicated to ear syringing will be excluded : otitis externa , otitis media , history of tympanic membrane perforation , history or ear surgery , unilateral deafness , in-co-operated patient (eg. Children ) , history of vertigo after ear syringing .
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description ear wax syringing without pre ear oil treatment ear wax syringing without pre ear oil treatment Patients in Wong Siu Ching Clinic and Tai Po Clinic who are found to have ear wax after physical examination will have ear syringing done, without pre-ear oil application. ear wax syringing with pre ear oil treatment ear wax syringing without pre ear oil treatment patients in Fanling Family Medicine Centre with ear wax will be given ear oil one week before performing ear syringing.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The mean number of syringing attempts (50 ml syringe) 1 day For both groups the mean number of syringing attempts (and 95% confidence interval) is calculated and compared by testing the difference between the means, using a t test for independent samples. For patients with persistent earwax in both ears , the mean number of syringing attempts needed for both ears in one patient is used for the calculations . All ears in which the wax is still persistent after another 10 syringing attempts are given a value of 11 in the calculations . Data for this study is analyzed using SPSS version 26 .
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The presence of ear canal abrasion, 1 month The presence of ear canal abrasion,
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Fanling Family MEdicine Centre , 1/F , 2 , Pik Fung Road , Fan Ling
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wong Siu Ching Family Medicine centre . 1 , Po Wu Lane , Tai Po
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Tai Po Jockey Club Clinic , 37 Ting Kok Road , Tai Po , Hong Kong
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong, Hong Kong