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TC(761).(12).ENT Case No 54.Ear Discharging with Vertigo (Prescription Attached).

Prescription Record:-

đŸŠē 1. Overview / Quick Summary

Patient: Momotaj Begum, 67 āĻŦāĻ›āϰ
Chief Complaints:

  • Discharging ear (āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āρāϜ/āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž)
  • Vertigo (āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ)
  • Sometimes Ear itching with pain
  • Previuos time few years ago approximatly 2016-2017 Surgery performed in Left Ear.

👉 āĻāχ āĻĻ⧁āχāϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϏāĻ°ā§āĻ— āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ middle ear infection with inner ear involvement āĻŦāĻž complicated chronic ear disease āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


🧠 2. Detailed Explanation

🔹 A. Discharging Ear (Otorrhea)

āĻ•āĻŋ?
āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āρāϜ, āϤāϰāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤

āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ:

  1. Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM)
    • āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž
    • Tympanic membrane perforation āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇
  2. Acute Otitis Media with perforation
    • āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ → āϚāĻžāĻĒ â†’ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ discharge
  3. Cholesteatoma (Dangerous type) âš ī¸
    • destructive lesion
    • bone erosion āĻ•āϰ⧇
    • vertigo āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ strongly related

🔹 B. Vertigo (āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ)

āĻ•āĻŋ?
āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ āϘ⧁āϰāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āϘ⧁āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤

Pathophysiology:

  • Inner ear (labyrinth) āĻŦāĻž vestibular system damage
  • Semicircular canal dysfunction

Possible Causes in this Patient:

  1. Labyrinthitis
    • middle ear infection āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ infection inner ear āĻ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ
  2. Cholesteatoma with labyrinth erosion âš ī¸
    • lateral semicircular canal erosion → vertigo
  3. Vestibular neuritis (less likely with discharge)

đŸ”Ĩ C. Combined Explanation (Most Important Part)

👉 Discharging ear + Vertigo āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ important diagnosis:

1. CSOM with complications

  • Infection → mastoid → inner ear
  • Result → vertigo

2. Cholesteatoma (Dangerous)

  • Bone destruction
  • Inner ear involvement
  • Can cause:
    • Vertigo
    • Hearing loss
    • Facial nerve palsy
    • Ø­ØĒی brain abscess

đŸ§Ē 3. Diagnosis

🔍 Clinical Examination

  • Otoscopy → perforation / cholesteatoma
  • Foul smell discharge

đŸ”Ŧ Investigations

  • Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA)
  • CT scan of temporal bone (very important)
  • Ear swab for culture

💊 4. Management

Tablet 1.Fexo 120 mg (0+1+0) for 2 weeks used

Ear Drop 2.Otoxin By Incepta Company 10 ml drop AS A Anti-Fungal and Anti-bacterial Ear Drop (0.3%+1%+0.025%+2%) AS A (Ofloxacin+Clotrimazole+Beclomethasone+Lidocaine) 3 Drops kore daily 3 bar Used korbe For 7 days.

Overview / Quick Summary

Otoxin 10ml ear drop is a multi-ingredient medication used to treat bacterial and fungal infections of the external and middle ear (otitis externa/media). It contains Ofloxacin (antibacterial), Clotrimazole (antifungal), Beclomethasone (steroid for inflammation), and Lidocaine (pain reliever), which combined treat infection, inflammation, and discomfort. 

Key Uses and Functions

  • External Auditory Canal Infection: Treats bacterial and fungal infections.
  • Middle Ear Infection (Otitis Media): Suitable for infections in the middle ear, especially when caused by organisms sensitive to the components.
  • Inflammation Reduction: Reduces pain, swelling, and redness associated with ear infections.
  • Pain Relief: The lidocaine component helps soothe itching and pain. 

Usage Information

  • Application: It is typically used for bacterial and fungal infections of the ear.
  • Prescription: Available only with a doctor’s prescription.
  • Precautions: Do not use if the ear drum is perforated, unless advised by a doctor.
  • Common Side Effects: May cause localized skin irritation, itching, or a burning sensation.

Otoxin ear drop āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ topical antibiotic ear drop, āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāϤ āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
👉 āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ ear discharge (otorrhea) āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦāχ common prescriptionāĨ¤


🧠 2. Detailed Explanation

🔹 Otoxin Ear Drop āϕ⧀?

  • āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ Ciprofloxacin-based ear drop (fluoroquinolone antibiotic)
  • āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ formulation āĻ mild steroid āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ (inflammation āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ)

🔹 āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇? (Mechanism of Action)

  • Ciprofloxacin → bacterial DNA gyrase inhibit āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻĢāϞ⧇ bacteria āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ (bactericidal effect)

🔹 āϕ⧋āύ āϕ⧋āύ āϰ⧋āϗ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?

1. Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM)

  • āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āρāϜ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
  • Tympanic membrane perforation āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇āĻ“ safe

2. Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s ear)

  • āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ infection

3. Acute Otitis Media with perforation

  • infection + discharge

4. Post ear surgery infection prevention


🔹 āϕ⧇āύ āĻāχ patient (Discharging ear) āĻ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?

👉 Momotaj Begum āĻāϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇:

  • Ear discharge āφāϛ⧇ → bacterial infection probable
  • Otoxin āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇:
    • Infection āĻ•āĻŽāĻŦ⧇
    • Discharge āĻ•āĻŽāĻŦ⧇
    • Complication (labyrinthitis) prevent āĻšāĻŦ⧇

💊 3. āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ (Typical Use)

  • 2–3 drops, āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ 2–3 āĻŦāĻžāϰ (doctor advice āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€)
  • Ear clean āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋
  • Course usually 7–10 days

âš ī¸ 4. āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž

  • Ear dry āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇
  • Cotton bud use āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž
  • Severe vertigo āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ drop āύāĻž, systemic treatment āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŦ⧇

🚨 5. Side Effects

  • Mild irritation
  • Rarely allergy

👉 Generally safe, even with perforated eardrum (unlike aminoglycosides)

2. Precautions (āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž)

🔹 A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž

  • ✔ Doctor-āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
  • ✔ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ dose āĻ“ duration āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž
  • ✔ Drop āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ (aural toilet) āĻ•āϰāĻž

🔹 B. Application Technique

  • ✔ Drop āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ bottle āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻ—āϰāĻŽ (āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇) āĻ•āϰāĻž
    👉 āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž drop āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇ vertigo āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • ✔ Drop āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ 5–10 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ affected ear āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻļā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻž

🔹 C. Ear Care Precautions

  • ✔ āĻ•āĻžāύ āϭ⧇āϜāĻžāύ⧋ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž (no āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĸā§‹āĻ•āĻž)
  • ✔ Cotton bud / sharp object āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž
  • ✔ Swimming avoid āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇

🔹 D. Tympanic Membrane (Eardrum) related

  • ✔ Ciprofloxacin drop perforated eardrum āĻ safe
  • ❌ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ drop (gentamicin/neomycin) avoid āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ → ototoxicity risk

🔹 E. Vertigo āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž âš ī¸

  • 👉 āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ ear drop āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āύāĻžāĻ“ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • ✔ Severe vertigo, vomiting āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇
    → urgent ENT referral āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ
  • ✔ Inner ear involvement (labyrinthitis) exclude āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇

🔹 F. Allergy / Side Effects

  • ❌ Previous allergy āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž
  • ✔ Irritation / burning āĻšāϞ⧇ discontinue āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇

🔹 G. Duration & Misuse

  • ❌ Long-term indiscriminate use → antibiotic resistance
  • ✔ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ 7–10 āĻĻāĻŋāύāχ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ

🚨 3. Red Flag (Immediate Attention)

āĻāχāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇:

  • Severe vertigo
  • Hearing loss
  • Facial weakness
  • Persistent foul-smelling discharge

đŸŸĸ Initial Management

  • Aural toilet (ear cleaning)
  • Topical antibiotic drops (e.g., ciprofloxacin)
  • Keep ear dry

🔴 If Vertigo present (serious sign)

  • Urgent ENT referral âš ī¸
  • Systemic antibiotics
  • Vestibular suppressants (e.g., prochlorperazine)

âš ī¸ Surgical Management

  • Mastoidectomy (if cholesteatoma)
  • Tympanoplasty

🚨 5. Red Flag Signs

  • Severe vertigo
  • Vomiting
  • Hearing loss
  • Facial weakness

👉 āĻāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ emergency case


📚 6. References

  1. Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine
    • 24th Edition
    • Chapter: Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
    • Page: ~1170–1185
    • Context: Chronic otitis media, complications, labyrinthitis
  2. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
    • 21st Edition
    • Chapter: Disorders of the Ear and Vestibular System
    • Page: ~210–220
    • Context: Vertigo and vestibular dysfunction
  3. Dhingra ENT (Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat)
    • 8th Edition
    • Chapter: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media & Cholesteatoma
    • Page: ~80–110
    • Context: Ear discharge with complications including vertigo

Md.Rafiqul Islam Date:-2-04-2026 Thursday Time:-01-18-49 Pm

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