Non‐chewing diets and cerumen impaction in the external ear canal in a residential aged care population
| Autor: | Claire Langdon, Hannah Morley, Wilhelmina Mulders, Helen Goulios, Angelita Martini, Vanessa Panak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Population Dentistry Residential Facilities Humans Medicine Aged care Ear canal education Aged Aged 80 and over Community and Home Care education.field_of_study Cerumen medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Impaction Australia General Medicine Tympanometry Dysphagia Diet Nil by mouth medicine.anatomical_structure Mastication Female Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom business Older people Ear Canal |
| Zdroj: | Australasian Journal on Ageing. 39:131-136 |
| ISSN: | 1741-6612 1440-6381 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ajag.12736 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine whether diets involving reduced chewing affect the degree of cerumen impaction in older people in residential care. Methods 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. Results No significant difference in cerumen accumulation was found between groups. However, 57% of participants showed excess cerumen requiring removal. Conclusion 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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