Erythromycin ointment can not be used for the treatment of otitis media, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of drugs and treatment.
Erythromycin ointment can be used in the clinic for purulent skin diseases such as impetigo, small area of mild burns, ulcer surface infections and common acne, but it can’t be used to treat otitis media. Patients should choose to use erythromycin ointment according to their own symptoms, but allergic to the drug is prohibited, if the patients use the drug site redness, swelling, itching and other symptoms, you need to stop the drug in time.
The classification of otitis media is more, including acute secretory otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media, special types of otitis media, etc., the scope of lesions are in the middle ear cavity and its subsidiary structure of the mucous membrane, submucous membrane tissue. The instruction of erythromycin ointment states that this product avoids contact with the eyes and other mucous membranes (such as the mouth, nose, etc.), so this drug is not in line with the indications for the treatment of otitis media.
It is recommended that patients use erythromycin ointment reasonably according to the instructions, and patients with otitis media, you need to cooperate with the doctor to carry out reasonable diagnosis and treatment.