#otitis

Yes, Zymox is legit and it is normal to not clean before application. You just let it do its thing. Interesting thing about Zymox is that it actually has some really good anti-biofilm properties, so it can be really helpful as an adjunctive treatment for those tricky pseudomonas infections that are a pain to get rid of.

(Said to students, not a caregiver).

I’m finishing off my month on peds acute care so here’s my medicine monday on acute otitis media!

An artwork related to Upper Respiratory Infection which infects respiratory (rhinitis) and hearing (otitis) organs and made it victim had both breath and hearing issues

The current recommendation for treatment of ear infections is a combination of daily cleaning with a medicated cleaner and daily medications. There are also leave-in meds for animals that absolutely won't allow daily medicating but dermatologists still recommend daily cleaning over a leave-in product. The specific medication required depends on the kind of infection. It's also important to know that chronic ear infections have an underlying cause that's causing the recurrence.

Sometimes there will be a visible discharge in the ear canal, which ranges from yellow-gray to rusty-black. The appearance of this discharge does not tell you what sort of infection it is though, for that you need a smear examined under the microscope to confirm.