Ear drops

Question 1

what are ear drops generally used for?

Answer 1

Anti-inflammatory
antibiotics
wax solvents

rarely used to drown insects

Question 2

What are the common pathogens in otitis externa?

Answer 2

Pseudomonas, proteus sp. and staph aureus

Question 3

What are the common pathogens in fungus infected otitis externa?

Answer 3

Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans

• these types of infections tend to after a bacterial episode of otitis media

Question 4

How is eczematous otitis externa treated?

Answer 4

Steroid without an antibiotic

Question 5

What can be used to dissolve wax that is less likely to cause a skin reaction?

Answer 5

sodium bicarb, olive oil

Question 6

Why do insects in ear cause great distress?

Answer 6

feel + hear insect moving about in their tympanic membrane - should be drowned with water immediately

Question 7

Describe how to apply ear drops and why it is important to know the tympanic membrane is intact

Answer 7

Straighten ear canal by pulling pinna upwards and backwards - instil drops and press trigs repeatedly over the introtius of ear canal

some treatment is ototoxic - gentamicin drops

Question 8

What is a wick ?

Answer 8

Little table that is put in the ear to help the medicine dissolve

Question 9

What are some side effects of ear drops?

give an explanation for dizziness and ototoxicity

Answer 9

dizziness - if drops not close to body temp - lateral semicircular canal is stimulated by temp difference

local sensitivity and

ototoxicity - risk with aminoglycosides