H61.2: Impacted cerumen
Your auditory canal is blocked due to earwax.
The ear consists of 3 sections: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The auricle and the auditory canal are part of the outer ear. The auricle and auditory canal route sound from outside towards the middle ear. In the auditory canal there are small glands that produce the earwax. Earwax binds dirt, so it keeps the auditory canal clean.
In your case, a plug of earwax has formed. This happens, for example, when someone frequently uses cotton swabs in their auditory canal or if someone uses a hearing aid. The wax plug then blocks the auditory canal like a cork. This type of plug can result in an unpleasant feeling of pressure in one’s ear. One’s hearing may also be worse than usual.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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