Acute Otitis Externa (OE)
Drug details
First Line
Acetic acid 2% 1 spray three times daily
7 days
Second Line
Neomycin sulphate with corticosteroid 3 drops three times daily
7 days min to 14 days max
First Line
Acetic acid 2% 1 spray three times daily
7 days
Second Line
Neomycin sulphate with corticosteroid 3 drops three times daily
7 days min to 14 days max
First use analgesia.
Cure rates similar at 7 days for topical acetic acid or antibiotic +/- steroid. If cellulitis/disease extending outside ear canal, start oral antibiotics & refer to exclude malignant OE.
CKS OE
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