In children and adults, a disease such as otitis media, which is an inflammatory process that can affect various areas of the ear, is often found. To get rid of this disease as soon as possible, you need to contact an otolaryngologist. Only a doctor can prescribe the correct and effective treatment in this situation. Drops in the ear, as well as warming compresses are usually recommended. In addition, broad-spectrum antibiotics can be prescribed.
When otitis media appears
Most often, this disease occurs with colds or if an infection gets into the middle ear . The cause of this disease may also be an ear injury or an allergy. In general, there are many factors that can affect the occurrence of otitis media. These can be chronic diseases of the nose, viral infections associated with the respiratory tract, middle ear infections, sudden changes in atmospheric pressure, as well as weak or unformed immunity. Symptoms of otitis media are fever, severe ear pain, dizziness, hearing loss, and vomiting. The disease can occur in various forms - chronic, protracted and acute. Depending on this, treatment is prescribed, most often it is recommended to use drops in the ear. There are several types of disease (external, middle and otitis media with perforation), therefore, in each specific case, completely different drugs can be prescribed.
Ear drops for treatment of otitis media
All medicines that are drops in the ear can be divided into groups:
1. Combined drugs that contain glucocorticoids - "Anauran", "Sofradeks", "Polydex".
2. Monopreparations - Otipaks, Otinum.
3. Drugs with antibacterial properties - “Normax”, “Tsipromed”.
• The drug "Anauran". It is a drop in the ear, with otitis media, it is prescribed if the disease has a chronic or acute form. Bury the medicine with a pipette. For adults, the dosage is 5 drops, the procedure is carried out twice a day. For small patients - 3 drops three times a day. It should be noted that for children and women during pregnancy, this medication is prescribed only in extreme cases. When using the Anauran medicine, such side effects as itching, burning and peeling in the area of the ear canal may appear.
• The drug "Otinum" - ear drops. With otitis media, they are prescribed if the patient has inflammation of the middle ear. The medicine is instilled into the ear canal three times a day. These drops are contraindicated for those people whose eardrum has any defects, since in this case the drug can cause hearing impairment.
• The drug "Normax". These drops in the ear have an antibacterial effect, are used to treat external otitis media, as well as in the chronic and purulent degree of this disease. The use of the medication can provoke side effects: burning, itching, rash on the skin, Quincke's edema.
All of the above drugs can be prescribed only by a specialist, if an allergy occurs, you must stop using the medicine and seek medical help.