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Are ear drops as effective in treating ear infection as oral antibiotics?
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Depends: If a person has an intact ear drum & a middle ear infection, ear drops would have no way to get to the infection. Ear drops can be helpful for canal infections or occasionally if the person has tubes or a perforated ear drum. Otherwise oral medications are standard treatment for middle ear infections.
Answered 11/27/2017
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