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HEENT ear drops
Question | Answer |
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Medication should be at room temperature or slightly warmer prior to dosing | warm using hands or body heat if necessary |
Wash hands with soap and warm water and dry thoroughly | |
Lie on side with affected ear facing towards the ceiling | |
If a suspension, shake container before use | |
Hold ear lobe and pull backward and upward to straighten the ear canal for an adult | backward and downward for an infant/child |
place prescribed number of drops into affected ear while avoiding touching dropper tip to ear | |
remain on side for approx 3-5 minutes | |
place a piece of clean cotton into the affected ear to avoid leakage | |
Repeat 5-8 with opposite ear if necessary | hold ear and pull back/up(down), place drops in ear, dont touch it to your ear, stay on side 3-5 mins |
Wash hands with soap and warm water when finished |