Patient's question:
Left ear discharge for 3 days, used Ciprofloxacin (1 pack) three times a day. After taking it for several days, the discharge has reduced slightly, but there is still pus when using cotton swabs to wipe it. Also using chloramphenicol ear drops obtained from the children's hospital. The children's hospital recommended intravenous drip, but I am reluctant to do it. I would like to control it with oral antibiotics. Is it possible? Is the antibiotic dosage sufficient? Are there other treatment methods? The baby weighs around 12 kg.Doctor's answer:
Otitis media is an inflammatory condition that affects all or part of the structures of the middle ear (including the eustachian tube, tympanic cavity, antrum, and mastoid air cells). Most cases are non-specific infectious inflammation, particularly common in children. Simple otitis media is primarily treated with local medications: solutions of antibiotics or a mixture of antibiotics and steroid hormone drugs, such as 0.25% chloramphenicol solution. Otitis media in children has a significant impact on patients, so it is recommended that patients seek timely treatment from a specialist under the guidance of a doctor. Daily activities can be performed appropriately, but attention should be paid to preventing "internal heat" (excess heat in the body). We hope the child can recover as soon as possible!