Karakteristik Pasien Serumen Obturans di Poliklinik THT-BKL Rumah Sakit R. D. Kandou Manado Periode 2023-2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35790/ecl.v14i2.66298Keywords:
serumen obturans; riwayat infeksi telinga; faktor anatomi; tatalaksana serumen obturansAbstract
Abstract: Cerumen plays an important role in protecting the ears and maintaining ear hygiene and health. In some cases, cerumen can accumulate and form a mass that can cause ear canal blockage, known as impacted cerumen. This study aimed to obtain the characteristics of patients with impacted cerumen. This was a descriptive retrospective study that using medical record data of patients with impacted cerumen at the ear nose throat, head and neck surgery polyclinic at Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou General Hospital in Manado from 2023 to 2024. The results showed that of the total 474 research samples, the majority were male patients (60.34%) and the rest were female patients (39.66%), with the largest age group being children aged 0-9 years (50%), who had no history of ear infection (93.04%) and no anatomical factors affecting the formation of impacted cerumen (97.89%). The most commonly used treatment, either alone or in combination, was irrigation (72.78%). In conclusion, the majority of samples were male patients, mostly children (aged 0-9 years), with no history of ear infections and no anatomical factors that could affect impacted cerumen. The most common treatment was irrigation.
Keywords: impacted cerumen; history of ear infections; anatomical factors, cerumenolytic, irrigation, suction, extraction
Abstrak: Serumen berperan penting dalam melindungi telinga serta menjaga kebersihan dan kesehatan telinga. Pada beberapa kasus, serumen dapat menumpuk dan membentuk massa yang dapat menyebabkan penyumbatan liang telinga atau disebut dengan serumen obturans. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik pasien serumen obturans. Metode penelitian ialah deskriptif retrospektif dengan menggunakan data rekam medik pasien serumen obturans di poliklinik THT-BKL RSUP Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado periode 2023-2024. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan dari total 474 sampel penelitian, mayoritas merupakan pasien laki-laki (60,34%) dan sisanya merupakan pasien perempuan (39,66%), dengan kelompok usia paling banyak adalah anak-anak usia 0-9 tahun (50%), tidak pernah memiliki riwayat infeksi telinga (93,04%) serta tidak memiliki faktor anatomi yang memengaruhi pembentukan serumen obturans (97,89%). Tatalaksana yang paling sering digunakan baik secara tunggal maupun kombinasi adalah irigasi (72,78%). Simpulan penelitian ini didapatkan bahwa mayoritas sampel merupakan pasien laki-laki, mayoritas kelompok umur anak-anak (0-9 tahun), tidak pernah memiliki riwayat infeksi telinga, dan tidak memiliki faktor anatomi yang berpengaruh terhadap pembentukan serumen obturans. Tatalaksana yang paling sering diberikan adalah Irigasi.
Kata kunci: serumen obturans; riwayat infeksi telinga; faktor anatomi; tatalaksana serumen obturans
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