Epidemiology
The prevalence of impacted cerumen ranges from 3% to 6% in healthy adults to 10% in children.[2] In the UK, the prevalence in the general population is approximately 2% to 6%.[3]
Older patients and individuals with a cognitive impariment are more likely to develop an impaction. It is estimated that between 19% to 65% of people over 65, and 28% to 36% of people with a cognitive impairment, have cerumen impaction.[1]
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