title: An in vitro study to determine efficacy of different wax-dispersing agents.
abstract: An in vitro study was performed to compare the relative efficacy of a number of aqueous- and organic-based wax-dispersing preparations. Water, which was originally intended to be a control, surprisingly proved to be the most effective, whilst olive oil appeared to be almost totally ineffective as a wax dispersant. In view of the relatively high cost of commercially available preparations, these results have significant clinical potential.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andaz
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Whittet
mesh_terms: D010367:Arachis; D001566:Benzocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D002571:Cerumen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D002722:Chlorobenzenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D002724:Chlorobutanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004143:Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D009821:Oils / Q000494:pharmacology; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010545:Peroxides / Q000494:pharmacology; D010938:Plant Oils; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D012997:Solvents / Q000494:pharmacology; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D002722:Chlorobenzenes; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009821:Oils; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010545:Peroxides; D010938:Plant Oils; D012997:Solvents; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C016297:arachis oil, chlorobutanol, paradichlorobenzene drug combination; D014867:Water; D004143:Dioctyl Sulfosuccinic Acid; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D014508:Urea; D012964:Sodium; D002724:Chlorobutanol; D001566:Benzocaine