Ear cleaning behavior patterns are procedures carried out to clean dirt or foreign objects in the ear.
Cleaning the ears too often and using tools such as cotton buds can damage the lining of the ear canal,
triggering otitis externa. Otitis externa is an inflammation that occurs in the ear canal due to bacterial,
fungal, or viral infections. This research used an analytical observational method with a cross sectional
approach with a sample size of 42 workers. Researchers collected data using a questionnaire. Data
analysis using SPSS software with chi-square statistical test. It was found that there was a relationship
between the frequency of ear cleaning and the incidence of otitis externa (P = 0.046), there was no
relationship between the location of ear cleaning and the incidence of otitis externa (P = 0.214), there
was no relationship between the tools used for ear cleaning and the incidence of otitis externa (P =
0.387), there was no relationship between the reason for ear cleaning and the incidence of otitis externa
(P = 1.000) and there was a relationship between the symptoms that appeared due to ear cleaning and
the incidence of otitis externa (P = 0.000)
