While assessing a client who has a hearing difficulty, a nurse finds the accumulation of yellow-brown colored earwax in the client's ear canal. What should be the accurate nursing intervention for the client?

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Irrigation or using a curette to remove the earwax is the recommended nursing intervention for a client with accumulated earwax. Cleaning with tissue paper or cotton-tipped applicator can push the earwax further into the ear canal, and using small surgical forceps can cause injury to the ear canal.

While Assessing a Client Who Has a Hearing Difficulty, a Nurse