Local etiotropic treatment of acute otitis externa and otitis media

Abstract

According to statistics for the past 25 years, the incidence of acute external otitis media has not decreased. This is a very common disease occurring in all age groups and accounting for over a quarter of all otiatric cases (1, 3, 6, 8, 9). According to certain data, the incidence of otitis externa is from 12.9 to 21% in children with diseases of the ear (1, 3, 10). There has been a significant increase in patients with external otitis recently conditioned by a wide use of headphones, popularity of different water entertainments (swimming pool, water park) and occupational hazards (1, 4, 6, 8). Acute otitis media is one of the most common diseases in children (1, 10). It should be noted that complications of acute otitis media (persistent perforations, adhesions in the tympanic cavity, auditory nerve damage) are a major cause of hearing loss (5).

Keywords

• острый наружный и средний отиты
• фторхинолоны
• acute otitis externa and otitis media
• fluoroquinolones