I could not agree more. I am somewhat liberal with pain meds for severe OM
(esp the toddler and older child) and stomatitis. Yet, I do not give
patients quantities to save for a rainy day.
I think that we as physician's do an injustice to our patients and forget
about the relieving pain when we think about "treatment"
mark
At 12:30 PM 2/27/2002, you wrote:
In significant pain, I'd rather add Tylenol with codeine elixir, approx 1
tsp per
25 lbs. for 3 or 4 dosages total. I think there is significant pain from the
structures in the middle ear, not just the pain from a stretched drum. Ear
pain
can be quite severe. Plus, if the patients with recurrent otitis have some at
home, they are less likely to go to the ER at night when the pain starts.
-Graham
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Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: topical analgesics
In a message dated 2/25/2002 1:05:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
> Has anyone tried topical analgesics for Otitis media?
>
Do you mean as sole therapy, or just for the pain, until the antibiotic
starts to work? I use them a lot in addition to antibiotics. Haven't tried
them alone yet.
Moshe Adler, MD