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OtitisExternaGuidelines:AAOHNSFGuidelinesforAcuteOtitisExterna

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OtitisExternaGuidelines
GUIDELINES

AAOHNSFGuidelinesforAcuteOtitisExterna
In2014,theAmericanAcademyofOtolaryngologyHeadandNeckSurgeryFoundation(AAOHNSF)
releasedupdatedclinicalpracticeguidelinesforthediagnosisandtreatmentofacuteOE.The
recommendationsincludedthefollowing[12]:
DifferentiatediffuseacuteOEfromotherpossiblecausesofotalgia,otorrhea,andinflammation
oftheEAC
AssesspatientswithdiffuseacuteOEforfactorsthatmaymodifytherapeuticmanagement(eg,
nonintacttympanicmembrane,immunocompromisedstate)
AssessforpaininpatientswithacuteOEbasetheanalgesiarecommendationonthepatients
painseverity
Administertopicalmedicationsasinitialtherapyfordiffuse,uncomplicatedacuteOE
Donotadministersystemicantimicrobialagentsasinitialtherapyfordiffuse,uncomplicated
acuteOEreservesuchtreatmentforcasesinwhichthereisextensionoutsideoftheEACor
therearespecifichostfactorsthatrequiresystemicagents
Instructpatientsonhowtoadministertopicaldropsperformanauraltoilet,placeawick,or
both,whentheearcanalisobstructed
Useanonototoxictopicalagentinpatientswithaknownorsuspectedperforationofthe
tympanicmembrane(eg,tympanostomytube)
ConfirmthediagnosisofacuteOEandreassessthedifferentialdiagnosiswithin4872hoursin
casesrefractorytotheinitialtherapy
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