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How Safe Is Otosporin Ear Drops When Having A Perforated Eardrum?

my doctor has prescribed me otosporin ear drops but it says on the instructions not to take if you have a perfarated ear drum so i am a bit worried whether to take them or not now as they said last time i went thats what i had to a perfarated ear drum. please could you advice me.
Sat, 17 May 2014
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hello,thanks for ur query, idea of not using neomycin is a ototoxic drug.it may enter inner causing damage ,polymyxin b also cause dizziness. this drugs preferably used in outer infection. and also indicated by some surgeons for chronic infections,( loss of hearing better than septicimia).u can go for simple oflox-d ear drops 3drops/3times/1wk.all d best.take care.
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How Safe Is Otosporin Ear Drops When Having A Perforated Eardrum?

hello,thanks for ur query, idea of not using neomycin is a ototoxic drug.it may enter inner causing damage ,polymyxin b also cause dizziness. this drugs preferably used in outer infection. and also indicated by some surgeons for chronic infections,( loss of hearing better than septicimia).u can go for simple oflox-d ear drops 3drops/3times/1wk.all d best.take care.