Cetraxal Plus (Ciprofloxacin + Fluocinolone Acetonide) Ear Drops Safety?

[Snake]

Hi,

I've got a little infection in my left ear and got prescribed (by GP, not ENT) Cetraxal Plus (Ciprofloxacin + Fluocinolone acetonide) to treat it. I have not found Ciprofloxacin and Fluocinolone on ototoxic meds list but i've read some horror stories here with Ciptofloxacin involved (but it was via oral and iv injection so it's completely other case i think).

My ear infection is in early state according to GP and it should fast treatment. My eardrum is NOT perforated from what i know (i was at ENT 3 weeks ago (For other reason but from what i remember my ears was also checked), and yesterday at GP. They both didn't say anything about it so it should be ok) and i got it as Ear Drops (if i can recall correctly, dosage is 3x2 per day).

I think it's the safest med i could got, my mother have some med but with Neomycin which is highly ototoxic so i refused to take it and got Cetraxal Plus from GP.

If it's valuable information and it can interract with Ear Drops i got some acoustic trauma yesterday and i'm on prednisone 40mg/day now (It was not my fault, i was in hospital to change something and then doctors started to do some loud things near me in the same closed room with other patient...).

Anyone have experience with this kind of Ear Drops? I wanna take it and have a little peace in my mind for a while :v

 

[Samantha R]

@Snake - I would not touch Cipro in any form with a barge pole.

 

[Snake]

@Snake - I would not touch Cipro in any form with a barge pole.

@Samantha R But we also don't want to let that infection to live and raise :<

Maybe you know or used some safe ear drops for ear infection? It's the last day to get something (new years eve and closed everything)

 

[Snake]

@Samantha R Hey, sorry for disturbing you but what do you think about this?

I have a med Otoargent in home with those: Distilled Water, Glycerol, Propylene Glicol, Nanocolloid Silver and Nanocolloid Copper

 

[Samantha R]

@Snake
No you surely don't want the infection to rage but Cipro is bad in my opinion.
A member of this forum and a good friend of mine now got her T&H from Cipro - admittedly it was IV and ear drops, but still.....
I would be checking with a doctor about alternatives.
I'm not an expert, but that otoargent sounds ok - as long as you are sure the drum is intact.

 

[GregCA]

Maybe you know or used some safe ear drops for ear infection?

I researched Ciprodex drops back when I needed to know if it was safe for my daughter (she had perforated ear drums in both use cases).
There are a few studies available online for your perusal and I found the results to be encouraging when it came to the safety of Ciprodex. It made me feel better about it, and I ended up green lighting its use in my daughter's ears.

 

[DebInAustralia]

no need to resort to cipro.

why not try hydrogen peroxide, mullein ear drops, or amoxicillin??

 

[Snake]

I've ended up taking Otoargent, if it doesn't help till tuesday i'll take something with amoxocillin as Deb wrote

Thank you all for replies.

 

[GregCA]

I've ended up taking Otoargent, if it doesn't help till tuesday i'll take something with amoxocillin as Deb wrote

Thank you all for replies.

Your messages make it sound like you are self medicating (since you are not taking Cetraxal Plus prescribed by your GP). Is that the case? It seems like a dangerous approach when it comes to dealing with an infection.