During an assessment of a 20-year-old Asian patient, the nurse notices that he has dry, flaky, white cerumen in his canal. What is the significance of this finding?

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Asians and American Indians are more likely to have dry cerumen, which appears white and flaky, whereas blacks and whites usually have wet cerumen that appears honey-brown. Dry, flaky cerumen in an Asian patient is not a result of poor hygiene, lesions from eczema, or change in cilia.

During an Assessment of a 20-Year-Old Asian Patient, the Nurse