Ear Drops

Question 1

what are ear drops used as?

Answer 1

anti-inflammatories
antibiotics
wax solvents
rarely needed for drowning insects

Question 2

ingredients for bacterial infections

Answer 2

neomycin
gentamicin
polymyxin B
framycetin (often in combination with steroid)

Question 3

ingredients for fungal infection

Answer 3

clotrimazole

nystatin

Question 4

what is management for eczematous otitis externa?

Answer 4

steroid without an antibiotics as antibiotics can cause local sensitivity

Question 5

side effects

Answer 5

dizziness if not close to body temperature (stimulates lateral SCC)
local sensitivity
ototoxicty e.g. aminoglycosides in perforated tympanic membrane

Question 6

define Reinke’s oedema

Answer 6

swelling of the vocal cords due to oedema