How to use Ear Drops & How to avoid the Risks

Ear drops can cause permanent hearing loss and balance problems if not used correctly. 5 steps to using them correctly and 5 things you need to know before taking ear drops.

Hope you find this video useful.

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0:00 introduction
0:32 Step 1 - Make the ear canal vertical
0:47 Step 2 - Make the ear canal straight
1:15 Step 3 - Press against the tragus
1:34 Step 4 - Rub the tragus
2:16 Step 5 - Hold it there for 30 minutes
3:33 Fact 1 - You need Antibiotics + Steroid + Acid
6:05 Fact 2 - Don't use Amnioglycosides for too long
9:49 Fact 3 - Only use drops if they help the infection you have
11:47 Fact 4 - Clear the discharge / pus first
13:03 Fact 5 - Don't mask the underlying problem
14:43 Cholesteatoma
15:23 Conclusion

** Disclaimer - The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace a consultation with your own doctor/health professional. **

[winniegrandpa]

Thank you for providing such useful advice and guidance!

[nancylindsay]

With cold dry weather come itchy ears. I need this video! Thanks, Dr. Veer!

[DurhamHearingSpecialists]

Great video Vik, thankyou for the shoutout

[hellie_el]

such useful information, so wonderfully delivered. i just love listening to you talk. :)

[caloyvcaloyv]

Why I fell my ear is block after using a ear drop is that normal and I also hearing a ring

[yaminikumari]

Here I learned a lot things about eardrops but still have a old stupid Q. When eardrops come out from the ear even after resting for an hour, it seems that the medicine has been wasted, is it normal? If there is a hole in the eardrum, will the eardrops still come out in that amount? Very useful vid. thank you!

[berthamgombelo]

I'M USING MY GRANDMA'S PHONE. TODAY THEY GAVE ME 3 DROPS AND PUT COTTON IN MY EAR😢

[L.sPonsel]

Thank You. In my lifetime i Will remember ur Advice of Acid

[ghost-in-the-ciel]

Vik makes the best videos on Youtube. My UARS makes me clench my jaw at night trying to breathe, which gave me temporomandibular dysfunction, which is now inflaming the joint so bad that it's spread into my ear and destroying my hearing. My local doctor didn't send me to an ENT, he just gave me cipro+dex eardrops. I don't have an infection. Would they be worth taking just to reduce the inflammation?

[ta]

We cannot get Ear Calm in the US...is it acetic acid?? would vinegar work??

[irenerivera]

I put ear drops in my ears and i lay down for almost 1 hour and when i get up theres no liquid coming out in my ears, is that okay? Or bad if theres no ear drop coming out after almost 1 hour laying in my bed? I have hole in my ears about 20 percent 😢 do you think the ear drop went inside the hole? 🥺

[jumatism]

Thank you doctor i am from srilanka ❤❤
This days am too recovering from ear unbalance problem

[manooch]

Did you hear it? 2:33 he said lay down for at least THIRTY minutes, thanks God I. heard it, that means. not 5 minutes others say

[Yassin]

Hi doc, are you able to make a video on having a smelly sneeze? What causes it and how to treat it? I’ve had it for years and every time I sneeze people around me can smeel my sneeze

[EjSantos-lc]

Doc? What eardrop you can advice to use ? Its too much pain and theres a likido?

[stephen-boddy]

I presume most of the steps apply to Sodium Bicarb for ear wax too? The only one I think might be wrong would be the duration. Would that still be 30 minutes, or would you recommend to reduce to 5 or 10 minutes? (I ask because the leaflet just says to keep your head tilted for a couple of minutes.)

[susibul]

Is my ear or nose spur causing my horrendous 7 week non stop migraine? Gloucester ent nose endoscopy found a spur in my right nostril, I also have mild earache.

[itsnowanditwas]

Thank you Mr Vik for this healthy ear message, im experiencing migraines so would it be possible that my ear, once blocked and later on unusual headaches which i suspect to be migraines, be the cause of it ?

[Beyond-Creation]

Was just watching Adenotonsillectomy video, just wondering how much this would be to have done privately? Just a ball park figure? Have an ENT appt in February on NHS so will find out if as I suspect I would benefit from this as been diagnosed with sleep apnea and believe this is a big part of issue. In case they not interested in doing anything though was just wondering on private cost?

[hannahmoynehan]

I have almost endless itchy ears. A gp several years ago said it looked like exema. I used to get otomize but new gp said to try earcalm, but earcalm also says to not use longterm. Im not sure what to do now.

I did get some different things OTC on holiday in greece but im not really sure what they are so whether i should use them:
Synalar drops which seem to be steroid and acid i think;
Celestoderm-v with garamycin which is a cream the greek pharmacist said to apply with a qtip - i did that for w few days but its far too tempting to rub the inside of my ears when doing that which is why i went to a different pharmacist and got the synalar.