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HEENT ear drops
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medication should be at room temperature or slightly warmer prior to dosing | warm using hands or body heat if necessary |
| Wash hands with soap and warm water and dry thoroughly | |
| Lie on side with affected ear facing towards the ceiling | |
| If a suspension, shake container before use | |
| Hold ear lobe and pull backward and upward to straighten the ear canal for an adult | backward and downward for an infant/child |
| place prescribed number of drops into affected ear while avoiding touching dropper tip to ear | |
| remain on side for approx 3-5 minutes | |
| place a piece of clean cotton into the affected ear to avoid leakage | |
| Repeat 5-8 with opposite ear if necessary | hold ear and pull back/up(down), place drops in ear, dont touch it to your ear, stay on side 3-5 mins |
| Wash hands with soap and warm water when finished |