The six general otolaryngologists who comprise this Division provide a wide range of otolaryngologic diagnostic, procedural, and surgical services to both adults and children.
They see patients in the ENT clinics at Froedtert Hospital, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, and the Greenway Medical Complex, and have staff privileges at Froedtert Hospital, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, the Surgicenter of Greater Milwaukee, Froedtert Ambulatory Surgery Center, and at several private community hospitals.
For most people, the ears are actually self-cleaning. Simply washing the outer ear with soap and water when showering, bathing, or shampooing is usually all that is needed to keep your ears clean.
The presence of ear wax does not mean your ears are dirty. Wax, which is manufactured by specialized glands in the outer part of the ear canals, is a normal component of the ear canals and functions to protect the delicate skin of the ear canals.
The "massage" of the outer ear canal by talking and chewing tends to naturally propel the wax out of the ear canal.
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Phlegm is actually a combination of saliva and mucus produced naturally by thousands of glands in the nose, sinuses, mouth, and throat. On average, about one quart of mucus is produced every 24-hours by the nose and sinuses.
The amount of saliva produced by glands in the mouth and throat is even greater, depending on how much water we drink, what we eat, and the side effects from medications we're taking. Saliva production stops when we are in the deeper stages of sleep.
Because of the accumulation of phlegm, the average person swallows about once or twice every minute while awake. The accumulation of phlegm in the lower part of the throat is what stimulates us to automatically swallow. This is entirely normal.
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