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    Hydrogen Peroxide Ear Drops

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    Hydrogen peroxide ear drops can be used to treat ear infections. The drops produce a warm tingling and bubbling sensation in the ear as it works. To use, fill the ear canal with 1-3ml of the 3% solution and massage for 10-15 seconds before letting it bubble for up to a minute. There should be a 30 minute gap between hydrogen peroxide drops and any antibiotic drops due to the damaging effects on the antibiotics. The drops can be used 3 times daily for ear infections in combination with antibiotics or alone for prevention. See a doctor if symptoms worsen or if the drops cause increased pain.

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    Hydrogen peroxide ear drops can be used to treat ear infections. The drops produce a warm tingling and bubbling sensation in the ear as it works. To use, fill the ear canal with 1-3ml of the 3% solution and massage for 10-15 seconds before letting it bubble for up to a minute. There should be a 30 minute gap between hydrogen peroxide drops and any antibiotic drops due to the damaging effects on the antibiotics. The drops can be used 3 times daily for ear infections in combination with antibiotics or alone for prevention. See a doctor if symptoms worsen or if the drops cause increased pain.

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    Hydrogen peroxide ear drops can be used to treat ear infections. The drops produce a warm tingling and bubbling sensation in the ear as it works. To use, fill the ear canal with 1-3ml of the 3% solution and massage for 10-15 seconds before letting it bubble for up to a minute. There should be a 30 minute gap between hydrogen peroxide drops and any antibiotic drops due to the damaging effects on the antibiotics. The drops can be used 3 times daily for ear infections in combination with antibiotics or alone for prevention. See a doctor if symptoms worsen or if the drops cause increased pain.

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    Hydrogen peroxide ear drops can be used to treat ear infections. The drops produce a warm tingling and bubbling sensation in the ear as it works. To use, fill the ear canal with 1-3ml of the 3% solution and massage for 10-15 seconds before letting it bubble for up to a minute. There should be a 30 minute gap between hydrogen peroxide drops and any antibiotic drops due to the damaging effects on the antibiotics. The drops can be used 3 times daily for ear infections in combination with antibiotics or alone for prevention. See a doctor if symptoms worsen or if the drops cause increased pain.

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    Patient Information

    Hydrogen Peroxide Ear Drops

    Hydrogen Peroxide Ear Drops Recipe:


    • 3% Hydrogen Peroxide. This can be purchased from any chemist without needing a
    prescription.
    • 3-5ml syringe or a medicine dropper.

    When instilled in the ear you will feel a warm tingling sensation, and a bubbling/fizzing sound
    (sometimes described a little like ‘Rice-Bubbles’).

    This solution is safe in all ears even when you have grommets or an eardrum perforation.

    Using Eardrops:
    • Place your head on side. Use the syringe or dropper to fill up the ear with the solution (around
    1-3 ml).
    • ‘Pump’ the solution within the ear canal using the ‘triangle’ of skin and cartilage in front to the
    ear canal for about 10-15sec.
    • Allow it to bubble and fizz.
    • Once you are used to the feeling the solution should be left to bubble and fizz in the ear for up
    to one minute at a time, although when you first use it you may only tolerate the feeling for a few
    seconds.
    • Tip solution out onto a tissue.
    • The ear canal will dry itself in the next minute or so.

    Use of Antibiotic Eardrops and Hydrogen Peroxide.


    The peroxide will damage the active ingredients in antibiotics. It is important that there is a 30min
    gap between hydrogen peroxide (best used first) and antibiotics.

    Frequency of Use:
    • If used for treatment of ear infections (outer or middle ear), please use three times a day in
    combination with the antibiotic drops prescribed by your doctor. Use the hydrogen peroxide first
    and allow a thirty minute gap between it and other drops.
    • If you are prone to recurrent outer ear infections (‘otitis externa’), using hydrogen peroxide alone
    when you feel the first symptoms of an infection can sometimes avoid the need for antibiotic
    drops. Use it three times a day for a week, and see your doctor if symptoms of infection get
    worse.
    • If used to prevent excessive wax buildup, use according to the frequency with which your
    ears block. If you need to have then cleaned out three times per year, use hydrogen
    peroxide three times/week. Twice yearly = twice weekly, and so on.
    • If your ears are blocked by wax, use hydrogen peroxide 2-3 times a day for two weeks before
    your appointment to loosen the wax up prior to your appointment. This may remove all the wax
    in itself and avoid the need for cleaning altogether.

    If your ear symptoms are made worse by hydrogen peroxide drops, or you find them too
    painful to use, please stop their use and discuss this with your doctor.

    Northern Health
    185 Cooper Street
    Epping 3076

    Tel: 03 8405 8000 www.nh.org.au

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