All suspected malignancies should be referred urgently.
Dry ear precautions: Recommend patients to use an ear plug to prevent water from entering the ear. For showers, a cotton ball coated with Vaseline can prevent water from entering the ear.
Prescription: Ciprodex otic drop prescription (4 drops into affected ear, twice per day)
Standard topical management and evaluation.
Standard removal protocols apply prior to specialist referral unless removal is complicated.
Sudden hearing loss should be evaluated with formal audiogram to confirm type of hearing loss (conductive vs sensorineural).
If sensorineural hearing loss is confirmed, oral steroids should be started as soon as possible.
Patients can be referred to us urgently for consideration of adjuvant therapies (intratympanic steroid injection and/or hyperbaric oxygen).
Standard management for anterior or posterior bleeds.
Please refer these cases specifically to Dr. Sing.