Ear conditions:
Name of Causes Symptoms Treatments Counselling Refer
condition
Ear Wax -Ear wax -Difficulty Cerumol - Peanut -Do not use Children
produced at a hearing oil ear buds to under age 12
faster rate – remove ear years, no
-Pain in ear Earex - Arachis,
leads to a build- wax. improvement
peanut and
up of ear wax. -Tinnitus seen after
camphor oil -Read the
(ringing) three days,
May be caused label
Otex – olive oil earache.
by narrow ear -Blocked feeling before
canals wax sol –softens using any
-temporary treatments.
the wax
deafness after
shower
Otitis -Most common - Ear ache -Antibiotics - don’t play - Always
media in children due with ears Refer
-Fever
to shape of or use
Eustachian tube -Tinnitus cotton
buds.
-hearing loss
-Read the
label
before
using any
treatments.
Otitis -Bacterial or -pain Ear calm spray – - don’t play -If symptoms
Externa fungal infections, contains acetic with ears persist after
-itching
acid (antifungal or use treatment.
(e.g. Too much water
Dulled hearing and antibacterial) cotton
swimmer’s gets inside the -symptoms
buds.
ear) ear and removes -Discharge Diprobase, are severe.
protective wax Epaderm, Aveeno -Read the
-foul-
- Dry skin on label
smelling
pinna: emollient before
discharge
using any
Olive oil -Dry skin
treatments.
in external ear
canal
Swim ear
(glycerine) - To
remove water
after swimming
Name of Causes Symptoms Treatments Counselling Refer
condition
Ear Wax -Ear wax -Difficulty Cerumol - Peanut -Do not use Children
produced at a hearing oil ear buds to under age 12
faster rate – remove ear years, no
-Pain in ear Earex - Arachis,
leads to a build- wax. improvement
peanut and
up of ear wax. -Tinnitus seen after
camphor oil -Read the
(ringing) three days,
May be caused label
Otex – olive oil earache.
by narrow ear -Blocked feeling before
canals wax sol –softens using any
-temporary treatments.
the wax
deafness after
shower
Otitis -Most common - Ear ache -Antibiotics - don’t play - Always
media in children due with ears Refer
-Fever
to shape of or use
Eustachian tube -Tinnitus cotton
buds.
-hearing loss
-Read the
label
before
using any
treatments.
Otitis -Bacterial or -pain Ear calm spray – - don’t play -If symptoms
Externa fungal infections, contains acetic with ears persist after
-itching
acid (antifungal or use treatment.
(e.g. Too much water
Dulled hearing and antibacterial) cotton
swimmer’s gets inside the -symptoms
buds.
ear) ear and removes -Discharge Diprobase, are severe.
protective wax Epaderm, Aveeno -Read the
-foul-
- Dry skin on label
smelling
pinna: emollient before
discharge
using any
Olive oil -Dry skin
treatments.
in external ear
canal
Swim ear
(glycerine) - To
remove water
after swimming
