OME Case Drugs

Question 1

Amoxicllin

Answer 1

• Surgery- A small incision (myringotomy) is made across the tympanic membrane to allow for drainage then a grommet is placed through the tympanic membrane to allow air to pass through into the middle ear and equalise the air pressure. A grommet/tympanostomy tube is a plastic ventilatory tube that has a hollow passage in the centre that allows air to enter the middle ear so maintains airflow to the middle ear to equalise the air pressure. Eventually the grommets fall out as the eardrum grows and heals itself
• Tympanoplasty- perforation is repaired with cartilage from the ear or lining from nearby muscle