Office myringotomy and ventilation tube insertion using 10% Xylocaine aerosol.
Acquiring adequate, safe and painless local anesthesia of the tympanic membrane for the purpose of myringotomy with or without insertion of a middle ear ventilating tube has been a challenge for the otologist. A simple technique using 10% Xylocaine aerosol has been successfully employed in 74 adults to perform this procedure in the office. No complications or side-effects were encountered. This method not only avoids the pain associated with local infiltration of anesthetics, but has made iontophoresis unnecessary.
D000336:Aerosols; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery*
D000336:Aerosols; D008012:Lidocaine