title: Medical management of chronic otitis media.
abstract: Chronic otitis media can be successfully managed by purposeful and aggressive medical therapy. Frequent and meticulous debridement, topical treatment, and adjunctive systemic antibiotics should be used. Medical treatment is appropriate either as a curative measure, or for preoperative preparation of the ear.
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000188:drug therapy; D011292:Premedication; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents