Andaz C, Whittet H B
ENT Department, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1993 Mar-Apr;55(2):97-9. doi: 10.1159/000276389.
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.
