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Principles of therapy in otitis externa
Author(s) -
Mclaurin J. W.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-195101000-00004
Subject(s) - otitis , auditory canal , medicine , intensive care medicine , limit (mathematics) , audiology , surgery , mathematics , mathematical analysis
The treatment of otitis externa should be a matter of principles rather than of the use of special agents. Once principles are established and understood, other therapeutic details fall into their proper relationship. The best results are secured by otologists who limit themselves to a few agents, select them because of their antibacterial or fungicidal effects, employ them for as brief a period as the necessities of the case permit, and supplement them by thorough cleansing of the external auditory canal and by measures for the relief of discomfort