Ashraf A. El-Faham

Cerumen as a Biomarker: Biological Composition, Clinical Utility, and Translational Prospects: A Narrative Review

Ashraf A. El-Faham & Lara A. El-Faham · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2026

Cerumen, the waxy secretion of the external auditory canal, has long been regarded clinically as little more than an occasional cause of impaction and conductive hearing loss. A growing body of multidisciplinary evidence now reveals cerumen to be a biochemically rich matrix whose...