Non-chewing diets and cerumen impaction in the external ear canal in a residential aged care population.
aged care
cerumen
dysphagia
hearing loss
Journal
Australasian journal on ageing
ISSN: 1741-6612
Titre abrégé: Australas J Ageing
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9808874
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
20
02
2019
revised:
26
08
2019
accepted:
13
09
2019
pubmed:
7
11
2019
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
7
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To examine whether diets involving reduced chewing affect the degree of cerumen impaction in older people in residential care. A total of 51 people (53% male) over 65 years (80.5 ± 9.3) were recruited from two residential aged care facilities in Perth, Australia. Participants were classified as "chewers" (on unrestricted or soft food diets), or "non-chewers" (on pureed or nil by mouth diets), and completed a survey about predisposing factors for cerumen impaction. Otoscopy and tympanometry were used to assess cerumen impaction and ear canal occlusion. Participants with excess cerumen were referred for wax removal. No significant difference in cerumen accumulation was found between groups. However, 57% of participants showed excess cerumen requiring removal. Diets involving reduced chewing are not associated with increased cerumen in older people in residential care. The prevalence of cerumen impaction is high in this population, and improved cerumen screening and management is needed in residential aged care.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
131-136Informations de copyright
© 2019 AJA Inc.
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