Inflammation of the organs of hearing causes discomfort and pain. As a rule, the infection manifests itself lightning fast and sometimes leaves no opportunity to wait for a trip to the doctor. Measures have to be taken urgently. In this case, you can use the Otipax ear drops. But you need to remember that before using the medicine, you should read the instructions for use and reviews.
Otipax is a combined drug that is actively used by modern medicine in the treatment of ENT diseases. Ear drops are intended to treat and relieve symptoms of otitis media. The disease is accompanied by edema, which leads to pain. According to official figures, this is an acute form of the disease. With the help of a medicine, you can easily get rid of pain and swelling. Otipax has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect, it is dispensed without a prescription.
Release form
Otipax is produced in France in the form of a colorless solution, with the smell of alcohol. In rare cases, the drug has a yellow tint. The solution is dispensed in pharmacies in dark glass vials of sixteen grams. In addition to ear drops, a dropper is also included in the package. The shelf life of Otipax is five years (closed bottle) and six months (open medicine). The medicine is stored in a dark place at a temperature not exceeding thirty degrees, away from children. You can buy Otipax at any pharmacy. The price of drops is approximately from 190 to 260 rubles.
Structure
The components that make up the droplet structure are completely safe. Therefore, they are even prescribed to infants. The drug does not enter the body and does not have a negative effect on it. Ear drops contain the following active trace elements:
Auxiliary components are:
- ethanol;
- glycerol;
- sodium thiosulfate;
- water.
Phenazone eliminates inflammation and pain. Previously, this substance was used as an independent drug, which has a hemostatic effect. Recent experiments have shown that phenazone is best combined with other trace elements. Lidocaine has a strong analgesic effect, which lasts for a rather long time (1.5 hours).
Glycerol has a dermatoprotective emollient effect, ethanol has an anti-inflammatory effect, and sodium thiosulfate has an antitoxic effect.
Indications
Otipax is prescribed in the presence of the following diseases:
- Otitis media (acute or chronic inflammation in various parts of the ear).
- Chronic sinusitis (inflammatory disease of the sinuses).
- Severe acute inflammatory-infectious disease, which is characterized by vomiting, runny nose, sputum, swelling, sore throat, and lung damage.
- ARVI (a disease of the respiratory tract caused by a viral infection in the body).
- Acute tonsillitis (inflammation in the tonsils).
The drug is also prescribed in the presence of a disease such as barotraumatic otitis media. It appears as a result of pressure on a thin, impermeable membrane that shares the outer with the middle ear, as well as the walls of the adnexal nasal cavities. Such an ear disease is widespread in medicine. This damage can be called a professional injury for both scuba divers and snorkelers (this is a type of scuba diving with a mask). Barotraumatic otitis media is also found in divers, pilots and people whose life is associated with changes in atmospheric pressure. Pregnant women are prescribed Otipax in the treatment of tubo-otitis. These are inflammations in the Eustachian tube, causing infection in the eardrum.
Important!
No need to use the medicine without the appointment of an ENT specialist.
How to use Otipax drops?
The instructions indicate dosage for different age groups:
- Children under one year of age are usually prescribed one or two drops in each ear, and they are instilled two to three times a day.
- For adult patients, two to three drops are recommended for instillation into each ear canal three times a day.
- For children from two years, the same dosage is prescribed as an adult.
According to the instructions for use and reviews, the drug should not be used for more than ten days. Before instilling the medicine bottle, you need to warm it in the palms of your hands, otherwise a cold solution will bring discomfort. The action of Otipax comes in five to ten minutes. After three to five days, unwanted symptoms tend to disappear.
Instruction manual
When using drops, after the drug is warmed in the hands, the following must be done:
- Bend your head so that the ear is on top (it will be most convenient to lie on one side).
- In order for the solution to enter the auricle, slightly press on the bottle.
Contraindications
Otipax cannot be used for athletes participating in competitions, as during a doping test the result will be positive. Those athletes who are fond of amateur sports can safely use drops. Side effects are manifested in the form of allergic reactions, irritation.
Interaction with other drugs
According to reviews, Otipax for otitis media is well combined with other drugs. In another situation, the drug would not be prescribed in combination therapy.
Features
What else you need to know before using Otipax drops:
- When instilling drops, the child needs to be in a supine position (this will help to avoid leakage of the solution). In addition, you can put cotton swabs in your ears. The procedure must be repeated three to five times a day.
- The drug may be useless in the treatment of rhinitis-induced ear congestion (runny nose). In this situation, it is better to use narrowing vessels of the nose drop - they reduce the secretion of fluid and facilitate breathing, as a result of which the unpleasant symptom recedes.
- If after using Otipax drops from the auricle pus, spotting or a clear liquid begins to stand out, then you need to stop using the drug and consult a doctor.
Reviews
Otipax (ear drops) has only positive feedback. Patients note an instant and prolonged analgesic effect. A big plus is the long shelf life after opening the drug (six months). Since the medication is absolutely harmless, it is used even for newborn children.
Many parents noted that when complications of an acute respiratory viral disease occurred, the children developed otitis media, which was easily treated with Otipax drops for children. According to reviews and instructions, the drug acts on the eardrum, reducing the stress and swelling that give the pain syndrome.
Patients used the medicine not only in the treatment of otitis media of infectious etiology, but also in barotraumatic otitis media, which are manifested in children during the flight.
As doctors note in their reviews of Otipax, when the ear is blocked, it is important that the drops have a pronounced analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. The drug has an instant analgesic effect, which is especially necessary in the treatment of children.
Analogs
According to reviews, Otipax drops have substitute drugs both in terms of action spectrum and in the presence of a common active substance:
- Folicap.
- "Lidocaine plus Phenazone."
- Otirelax.
- Sofradex
- Otikain.
- Droplex
- "Anauran".
- "Candibiotic."
- "Boric alcohol".
- Ototon.
Next, we consider some of these and other analogues in more detail.
"Droplex" is a combined medicine, has a pronounced analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. It is released in the form of drops, the active substances are phenazone and lidocaine. The drug is indicated for local use in infectious and inflammatory lesions of the cavity of the middle and inner ear, tubootitis (inflammation of the Eustachian tube), otitis media, which arose due to complications after an acute respiratory illness.
The dosage and amount of use of Droplex ear drops depends on age:
- adults instill four drops in both auricles 4 times a day;
- children over twelve years old apply three drops 3 times a day;
- to patients from three to twelve years old instill three drops in each auricle 3 times a day;
- for babies from one to two years, apply two drops 3 times a day;
- from three months to one year - one drop 3 times a day.
The duration of therapy is from three to ten days.
Side effects:
Contraindications is hypersensitivity to the main component, perforation of a thin membrane separating the outer and middle ear.
"Candibiotic" - a drug with antifungal, anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial action. It is produced in the form of drops, the main substances are the following trace elements:
- glucocorticoid;
- clotrimazole;
- chloramphenicol;
- lidocaine hydrochloride.
The medicine is indicated for the treatment of anti-inflammatory and allergic diseases of the ear. “Candibiotic” should be instilled into the auricle four to five drops up to four times a day. The duration of the course is from five to ten days. Improvement can be seen on the fifth day of therapy.
Side effects:
- allergic reactions;
- burning;
- itching in the auditory canal.
"Otisol" - the drug has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. The drug is used for otitis media, barotraumatism. It is released in the form of drops, the main substances:
- phenazone;
- phenylephrine benzocaine.
The duration of treatment should not be more than ten days. Side effects - burning, itching and overflowing with blood of the skin. Contraindications:
- perforation of the eardrum of any origin;
- children under 6 months;
- hypersensitivity to the substances;
- arterial hypertension (persistent increase in blood pressure);
- diabetes mellitus (a disease of the endocrine system that develops due to a lack or absence of insulin in the body);
- eye disease, which is characterized by a periodic increase in intraocular pressure above the normal level for a person;
- coronary heart disease;
- prostate hypertrophy (benign proliferation of prostate tissue, which occurs due to uncontrolled cell growth);
- hypothyroidism (a syndrome that develops with a low concentration of thyroid hormones).
“Otinum” - ear drops, have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. They are used in the treatment of acute and external otitis media, as well as myringitis (a dangerous and painful ear disease in which the eardrum becomes inflamed). In addition, drops are used to rinse the ear canal in order to soften the ear plug. The active substance is choline salicylate.
Adults and children over eighteen years old need to instill in the ear canal three to four drops up to four times a day. The duration of treatment is ten days.
Contraindications:
- hypersensitivity;
- children under 18 years old;
- recurrent polyposis of the nose and cavity located in the front of the skull around the nose (benign proliferation of mucous tissues);
- bronchial asthma (a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract involving a variety of cellular elements);
- damage to the integrity of the membrane separating the outer and middle ear;
- pregnancy;
- breast-feeding.
Otirelax - a drug with a local anesthetic and anti-inflammatory effect, is a direct analogue of Otipax ear drops (the active ingredients are the same). According to the instructions for use and adult reviews, Otipax and Otirelax are used to eliminate the symptoms of otitis media of various etiologies.
The drug must be instilled into the external auditory meatus three or four drops two to three times a day. The duration of treatment should not exceed ten days. Side effects are the same as those of Otipaks. Like any other drug, Otirelax has a number of contraindications:
- hypersensitivity to the substances that make up the drug;
- violation of the eardrum;
- intolerance to pyrazolone.
Use the drug with caution during pregnancy and lactation.
Conclusion
Despite the positive feedback about Otipax drops, doctors still urge not to self-medicate. It is necessary to exclude the rupture of the eardrum. If you ignore this action and there is still damage, the use of drops can lead to complications. Trace elements of the Otipax drug have a negative effect on the bones that are located behind the eardrum.
The medicine has worked well, it instantly removes the symptoms of inflammation. The safety of drops makes it possible to treat otitis media for people of any age (from an infant to an elderly person).