Most of us, sadly, are familiar with the unbearable and exhausting ear pain. Even the lightest touch on the auricle with otitis media can cause acute pain, which can be felt not only in the ear, but also spread throughout the head. Usually, acute catarrhal otitis media is nothing more than a bacterial complication of a cold during the cold season. In unforeseen circumstances, for example, when practicing diving or when flying on an airplane, barotraumatic otitis media can occur.
What to do when the pain caught in the most unexpected moment? Pay attention to the modern drug - ear drops "Otipaks". They were created by the French company Biocodex. Their high effectiveness is due to the combination of two components: it is phenazone, from the category of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and lidocaine - a local anesthetic that relieves pain literally within five minutes after the drug was instilled.
As already mentioned above, ENT diseases are, most often, complications of influenza, acute respiratory viral infections, tonsillitis, sinusitis and rhinitis. Therefore, it is important that the drops in the Otipax ears are used even in the treatment of infants, because it is precisely in them that otitis often occurs very suddenly. The most common disease among children from 4 to 6 years old is inflammation of the middle ear, resulting from respiratory tract infections. Its danger is that it can cause serious complications in the future. Often this disease develops rapidly, so it is necessary to begin treatment at its first signs. Otipax (drops) have a local effect, so you can not worry about the rest of the baby’s body.
If you want to go on vacation somewhere closer to the sea, or maybe to a summer residence, be sure to make sure that you have a first-aid kit with the most necessary medicines. After all, no one knows when, where and how to get this or that injury, or earn otitis media. If you can’t prevent such a nuisance, then, in any case, you will be able to provide first aid. Having in your travel kit, among other things, Otipax ear drops, you can avoid the negative consequences caused by pressure drops at a depth or in an airplane. In addition, if you are traveling to another country, remember that there the services of doctors are very expensive, and the drugs that they can prescribe if something happens, you are most likely to be unknown. In addition, in some foreign clinics, such a tendency has been noticed - tourists are treated, for example, with aspirin or antibiotics. In this case, it does not matter at all what a person is sick with.
How to apply ear drops "Otipaks"? For adults, 4 drops of the drug are instilled into the external auditory canal, 3 times a day. Little children who are less than a year old - 1-2 drops, from a year to 2 years old - 3 drops. For children over two years of age, they drip, as for adults - 4 drops of the drug. When you drip the ears of a child, the product can be slightly warmed up. After the drug has been administered, let the baby lie on the side opposite to the diseased ear for about 15 minutes. The course of treatment, for both children and adults, should not exceed ten days. This drug is suitable even for pregnant women, but, in any case, you need to consult a doctor.
Contraindications include: an allergic reaction to lidocaine and a tympanic membrane defect. Do you have it or not, you need to find out from the ENT doctor. If you need to treat an ear, but you don’t know if the eardrum is damaged and you can’t get to the doctor for some reason, try a little trick: roll a piece of bandage or gauze with a tube, drop Otipax ear drops on it, just a couple of droplets, and shove it in your ear as deep as possible. The medicine in this case will act a little slower, but, if there is damage to the membrane, it will still not damage the hearing.