Inflammatory disease of a bacterial or fungal nature that can be localized in different parts of the ear is called otitis. For its treatment in the practice of an otolaryngologist, special solutions are used. The main thing is to pick up effective drops in the ears with otitis, so that the pathogen of inflammation is sensitive to the active ingredients of the drug.
How to treat otitis media with drops?
To begin with, find out what form the disease is taking.
Otitis is of three types:
- outer;
- average;
- with perforation.
In the first case, there is inflammation of the skin only around the ear canal. The pain syndrome is clearly expressed, but not inside the ear, but when palpating from the outside.
The average otitis is characterized by the progression of pathological processes under the tympanic membrane. May occur on the background of sinusitis.
Disease with perforation is combined with the release of purulent and serous fluid from the external auditory meatus due to the breakthrough of the tympanic membrane.
The kind of drops in the ear that are suitable for otitis, depends on the causative agent of the disease. If bacteria are found, solutions with antibiotics should be purchased. To combat fungi, antimycotic drugs are needed. In other situations, a standard antiseptic and anti-inflammatory drug is sufficient.
List of drops in the ears with otitis
Conditionally it is possible to divide the considered group of medicines into 4 types:
- preparations with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- antibacterial drops;
- solutions containing glucocorticosteroid hormones in a combined composition;
- antifungal medicines.
The first subspecies include:
- Otinum;
- Otypax;
- Ototon;
- Droplex;
- Oticain.
The active ingredients of these drugs are lidocaine, phenazone and alcohol. They produce an anti-inflammatory, local anesthetic and drying effect.
There is also a drug based on miramistin (Miramidez). It performs exclusively antiseptic functions.
Drops in the ears with antibiotic in otitis:
- Otofa;
- Cipromed;
- Normax;
- Fugentin;
- Rifonate.
Each of the solutions contains a broad-spectrum antibacterial component. This allows you to quickly stop the spread of infection and inflammation to healthy areas of the ear, prevent the release of pus and the subsequent perforation of the tympanic membrane.
Combined drops:
- Garazon;
- Dexon;
- Sofradex;
- Dex;
- Anauran ;
- Polidex;
- Jenodex;
- Pledrex;
- Combined Duo;
- Aprolate;
- Dexon.
Most of these drops were developed using dexamethasone, a corticosteroid hormone that has high anti-inflammatory activity. In addition, some of the drugs also contain local painkillers and antibacterial components that contribute to the complex treatment of the described ailment, the elimination of pain syndrome and other unpleasant clinical manifestations of pathology.
The only effective drops in the ears with fungal otitis is Kandibiotic. They combine an antibiotic with a wide spectrum
Homemade oily drops in the ears with otitis
To abuse folk recipes in such a serious disease is not worth it, but to relieve the pain and reduce the severity of inflammation will help instill in the ears of natural walnut oil . Before the procedure, it is important to slightly warm the product, approximately to body temperature. Drip followed by 1-2 drops in each ear canal three times a day.