For which of the following patients is ear irrigation not contraindicated?
A. A patient with an ear infection
B. A patient who has had a mastoidectomy
C. A patient whose eardrum has been ruptured
D. A patient with pressure-equalizing tubes in the ear
E. A patient with cerumen impaction
E. A patient with cerumen impaction
Irrigation may be performed to help loosen cerumen impacted in the ear.
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