Cerumen: A waxy substance produced by the ceruminous glands in the external auditory canal that protects the ear from dust, microorganisms and foreign particles.

The External Auditory Canal (EAC) is composed of cartilaginous tissue in its lateral third, covered by a thin epithelium adhered to the perichondrium with slight subcutaneous cellular tissue. The skin ...

Regarding associated inner ear malformations, dysplasia of the semicircular canals (especially the lateral semicircular canal) was the most commonly associated with external auditory canal atresia. 19 ...

Duct cysts associated with this canal, often referred to as incisive canal cysts or nasopalatine duct cysts, represent the most common non‐odontogenic cyst in the anterior jaw.

A doctor in Ha Nam province, Vietnam removed a butterfly from inside the ear canal of a man. The patient had arrived at the clinic complaining about ear pain and claimed that an insect had entered ...