A 6-year-old Aboriginal boy from a remote community has chronic suppurative otitis media with a perforated tympanic membrane and persistent otorrhoea ...

Question

A 6-year-old Aboriginal boy from a remote community has chronic suppurative otitis media with a perforated tympanic membrane and persistent otorrhoea for 3 months. Hearing is reduced. According to best-practice recommendations, what is the mainstay of local treatment?

Accepted Answer

Topical non-ototoxic antibiotic ear drops with regular ear toilet

Answer

Oral amoxicillin for 5 days

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Dry ear precautions only

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Intravenous ceftriaxone for 10 days

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Immediate tympanoplasty surgery

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Chronic suppurative otitis media

A 6-year-old Aboriginal boy from a remote community has chronic suppurative otitis media with a perforated tympanic membrane and persistent otorrhoea for 3 months. Hearing is reduced. According to best-practice recommendations, what is the mainstay of local treatment?