Zu viel Ohrenschmalz kann auch durch Stress entstehen. Was kann ich gegen störenden, steinharten Cerumen tun?

Alte Menschen, die kaum noch kauen, haben mehr harten Ohrenschmalz als denjenigen, die sich noch gut ernähren können (Mansour et al., 2025). Schmerzende Ohrpfropfen können meiner Erfahrung nach manchmal die Folge von langen Zahnbehandlungen oder Zahnextraktionen sein. Kauen hilft also auch dem Ohr.

Ohrenschmalz (der Cerumen, Ear Wax) kann schmerzen, wenn er zu hart wird und unser Ohr verstopft. Eine kleine Studie mit vier Medizinstudenten stellte fest, dass sich in der Examenszeit mehr Ohrenschmalz als sonst bildete (Mohamed et al., 2021).

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Links:

Mary Noel Lalic Levy (2023):
Olive Oil Drops and Their Effect on Ear wax Accumulation. SAERA- School of advance Education, Research and Accreditation 4, October 07, 2023, scienceopen.com/… : „The principal finding of the study is that contrary to current recommendations, the regular application of olive oil hastens the accumulation of ear wax in individuals susceptible to ear wax occlusion.“ … „Ear picking is a traditional culture in Japan: a tool which is widely called a mimi kaki or ear rake is still broadly used by most Japanese people to scrape the ear wax inside the ear canal. This is mainly to express a feeling of maternal closeness between a mother and her children, where the child’s head is supported by the mother while the child is lying on the mother’s lap.“ … „A further research question could be ‚Does increasing olive oil treatment frequency eventually produce a positive treatment effect?‘, and with a larger sample size participants could be split into groups that apply olive oil spray twice per week, four times per week, daily, twice daily and four times per day.“

Manar Ahmed Kamal et al. 2021:
Acute Stress Induces Cerumen Secretion: Case series of Four Medical Students during Exams
9 December 2021, doi.org/…, researchsquare.com/…

Asil Mansour et al. (2025):
Association between oral feeding versus enteral feeding and cerumen impaction in older hospitalized adults: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Volume49, Issue3, April 2025: Pages 341-348, doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2724

Brian Mc Manus et al. (2022)
Otoscopy and tympanometry outcomes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). American Journal of Otolaryngology Volume 43, Issue 2, March–April 2022, 103332
doi.org/… , sciencedirect.com/… „The most common reason for abnormal otoscopy was presence of excessive or impacted cerumen, representing an estimated 10% of the population.“

Yassin A, Mostafa MA, Moawad MK. Cerumen and its Micro-Chemical Analysis. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 1966;80(9):933-938. doi:10.1017/S0022215100066196, cambridge.org/…

Mike Mitka (2008):
Cerumen Removal Guidelines Wax Practical. JAMA, 2008;300;(13):1506. doi:10.1001/jama.300.13.1506, jamanetwork.com/…

Fritz Meyer et al. (2020):
Cerumen Impaction Removal in General Practices: A Comparison of Approved Standard Products. Journal of Primary Care & Community HealthVolume 11, 2020: „The aggregated comparison indicates a slight trend toward a higher effectiveness of any pre-treatment compared to no pre-treatment. The effect-size of docusate-sodium-based pre-treatment indicates a higher effectiveness of cerumen impaction removal.“ doi.org/10.1177/2150132720973829 , journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/…

Tim Nuttall, Lynette K. Cole (2004):
Ear cleaning: the UK and US perspective. Volume15, Issue2, April 2004, Pages 127-136
Veterinary Dermatology doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00375.x , onlinelibrary.wiley.com/… „Simple manual cleaning is useful for routine cleansing but doesn’t remove tightly adherent debris.* Bulb syringes are more vigorous but may damage the ear in inexperienced hands.“ *Anmerkung Voos: Hier könnte man zur Rest-Behandlung Cerumenlöser nutzen – meiner Erfahrung nach lösen sie Reste gut von der Hautwand ab, die man dann mit der Dusche ausspülen kann: Kopf zur Seite neigen, Duschstrahl von unten kommen lassen.

Beitrag vom 22.3.2026