no ear drops..

[incisor]

got a bad ear infection as i tend to do each year when the heat hits..

do the usual rounds to the doctor then to chemist...

i thought it odd doctor gave me three scripts noted 1 2 and 3 :p

get to chemist, present script 1

sorry no stock since december, no stock coming till end of feb

present script 2

sorry no stock since last week, no stock to mid feb

present script 3

get ointment version of script 1

last tube they had....

what a pain in the ear to use!

am deaf at best of times... try filling your ear with ointment and hearing something :p

chemist says quite a few drugs are in very short supply...

ps the first 2 chemists i went to had none of the 3 products...

[Chucaro]

Can you get it on line?

[incisor]

Can you get it on line?

didn't try... will look tomorrow...:angel:

[Chucaro]

First Go (http://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/AboutUs/storelocator/default.asp)

[incisor]

First Go (http://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/AboutUs/storelocator/default.asp)

first chemist i went to, in the same street as my shop...

[Chucaro]

Just in case that you do not like to go trough the weekend like this if I remember correctly in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital are ear specialist therefore would not surprise me that the pharmacy in the hospital or the one on the building were are the doctors private suits have the medicine that you are looking for.
Just a suggestion

[pop058]

got a bad ear infection as i tend to do each year when the heat hits..

do the usual rounds to the doctor then to chemist...

i thought it odd doctor gave me three scripts noted 1 2 and 3 :p

get to chemist, present script 1

sorry no stock since december, no stock coming till end of feb

present script 2

sorry no stock since last week, no stock to mid feb

present script 3

get ointment version of script 1

last tube they had....

what a pain in the ear to use!

am deaf at best of times... try filling your ear with ointment and hearing something :p

chemist says quite a few drugs are in very short supply...

ps the first 2 chemists i went to had none of the 3 products...


WHAT ??:D

[jerryd]

I thought I'd got an ear infection too as I woke up really dizzy and had a bit of pain in my left ear when I got up tuesday morning :eek:.I went to the doctors on Wednesday but he thinks it's blocked rather than an infection, so I'm putting drops in my ear every night then have to go back monday morning to have my ear syringed out :)

[PhilipA]

My understanding is that chemists are paid the exorbitant prescription fee partly because they are supposed to be able to supply any TGA
Listed prescription within 24 hours.
Certainly my experience has been that a chemist will go to extreme lengths to do so.
Forget this if the ones you want are not under the government subsidy scheme but if they are maybe you should complain to the TGA.
Regards Philip A

[d@rk51d3]

If you get really stuck, a mix of lemon juice and glycerine in the ear, morning and night has always done trick for us.
Things clear up overnight, or a couple of days at the longest.

[olbod]

I thought I'd got an ear infection too as I woke up really dizzy and had a bit of pain in my left ear when I got up tuesday morning :eek:.I went to the doctors on Wednesday but he thinks it's blocked rather than an infection, so I'm putting drops in my ear every night then have to go back monday morning to have my ear syringed out :)

I have had these sorts of problems for years.
I got fed up with having to take time out to have them syringed. Not always easy when living and working in the scrub.

So, about ten or fifteen years ago I purched a rubber ear syringe from a chemist. problem solved.
I use it about every couple of months, maybe more now since the fracking coal port started to expand. I wake up in the morning covered in coal dust
and the house is constantly covered in the ****.
Community has complained many times about the problem but coal port authority says there is no problem and no dust. If I knew how to point a bone I'd have done it many times over.

Anyway , I use the syringe after I have had a hot shower and let the water run into my ears. This seems to soften the crap.
Then fill syringe with slightly warm water and squeeze it into each ear in rotation and crud comes out in small lumps.
You dont have to force it in and risk damaging the ear drum. Just a gentle sharp squeeze untill things start to move.
Worked for me for years, my Doc doesn't approve because he does not get a fee.

Cheers.

[olbod]

PS: to the above.
I hate living here and want to go back to the scrub. A one dog town near the edge of the desert.

[sashadidi]

My understanding is that chemists are paid the exorbitant prescription fee partly because they are supposed to be able to supply any TGA
Listed prescription within 24 hours.
Certainly my experience has been that a chemist will go to extreme lengths to do so.
Forget this if the ones you want are not under the government subsidy scheme but if they are maybe you should complain to the TGA.
Regards Philip A

If you are talking about Sofradex apparently there was a world wide manufacturing problem due to either audit requirements (so you do not get a fake) or problems sourcing a high quality raw ingredient. So not really down to the pharmacist, more a government department who forces the prices paid for the said item down(ignoring separate arguments over drug company profits etc ) the company then try to get it made cheaper in a different place and or country and so supply and or delay problems follow...........Sofradex back in New Zealand around Christmas so your Ozzie wholesale supply chain might be at fault?????? Not the pharmacist
No Sofradex around means other brands used/prescribed more and so supply problems ......

[drifter]

I'd go back to the vet and tell him to have another guess...

[PhilipA]

Sofradex back in New Zealand around Christmas so your Ozzie wholesale supply
chain might be at fault?????? Not the pharmacist

The Pharmacist is part of the supply chain, and the wholesaler is supposed to stock all Government subsidised precriptions in regional warehouses so that they can be delivered to Pharmacists within 24 hours.
In my case I wanted Teveten in Longreach and the pharmacist arranged delivery iin Cloncurry next day at their other branch. Great Service

The Teveten was sourced from the wholesaler from a Townsville warehouse and delivered by courier.
That is one reason that a box of genuine Amoxil costs 45cents in Egypt and $30 in Australia unless you buy from a vet and it is $2.
Regards Philip A

[isuzurover]

Inc, try using Aqua-ear regularly next time as a preventative measure.

p.s. - one of the main bacteria responsible for ear infections is used to help clean up oil spills at sea. :D

[Ean Austral]

Inc believe this or not, all the years I was at sea we had heaps of ear infections and would run out of drops quickly, was talking to an old doctor and he told me a couple of drops of olive oil would work as good. Tried it oneself a coue of times and although feeling a bit weird, had the desired affect.

Mine were mainly wax problems, but hey you try anything once.

Cheers Ean

[incisor]

Inc, try using Aqua-ear regularly next time as a preventative measure.

p.s. - one of the main bacteria responsible for ear infections is used to help clean up oil spills at sea. :D

funny you should mention this

obscure fact 166537(d)
every time i get this infection the skin on my scalp gets really oily ... go figure :angel:

my problem is i get an infection that makes the ear swell and there is no where for drops or ointment to go and i get even deafer than my normal deaf as a beetle levels :p from nothing to swollen as hell is a matter of a couple of hours.

aqua-ear does nothing, used it in the past ...

nothing seems to prevent the dam thing and a few specialists have tried over the years with all sorts of concoctions.. most of which were worse than the ailment.

is one of them crosses we are supposed to carry i think :p

[Chucaro]

funny you should mention this

obscure fact 166537(d)
every time i get this infection the skin on my scalp gets really oily ... go figure :angel:

my problem is i get an infection that makes the ear swell and there is no where for drops or ointment to go and i get even deafer than my normal deaf as a beetle levels :p from nothing to swollen as hell is a matter of a couple of hours.

aqua-ear does nothing, used it in the past ...

nothing seems to prevent the dam thing and a few specialists have tried over the years with all sorts of concoctions.. most of which were worse than the ailment.

is one of them crosses we are supposed to carry i think :p

Deafness some time it is coming handy specially when my mother in law have "one of the days"
I guess that in your case with pain on the rear customers will be good to switch it on and off :D

[Barefoot Dave]

G'day Inc.
Ar you putting the cart before the horse?
Could you be getting the infection because your sebacious glands are over producing?
For sympotomatic relief, we use 3% thereputic rose oil in a jojoba base.
Relieves the pain and softens the wax in preperation for syringing.
Flush with warm water then lastly with saline to assist with killing the bugs.

[CraigE]

Sounds like you have been prescribed either Otodex or Sofradex, both basically the same, made by the same manufacturer and they have not been able to supply us for months. There are no real alternatives to this.
You need to talk to your doctor and they should have been aware of the lack of supply as it is very well known.
Sofradex / Otodex are antbiotic drops.
We have not been able to find a suitable alternative either.
Your doctor may be able to recommend an oral antibiotic or something similar.

I see people talking stuff like aqua ear, ceromul and these types of ear drops. These are not antibiotics and will not work. As said at present we have not been able to find an ear drop alternative.
Be very careful with home remedies as some of these may aggravate a true infection, often these remedies will cause more issues. People often believe ear blockages, pain, irritation etc are infections but are not always and why some remedies will assist.
You may get some relief from pain killers, you can take Nurofen (Ibuprofen) and Panadol (Paracetamol) in standard doses together and may provide relief. Take Panadol and then 2hrs later the Nurofen and do not exceed daily doses (24hr period). This will not cure it but may give you some relief from discomfort. DO NOT USE NUROFEN PLUS AND PANADOL TOGETHER. If you use Nurofen Plus do not take Panadol as well.
Cheers
Craig

[S3ute]

Hello from Brisbane.

I'm neither a real doctor or a witchdoctor, so reluctant to "prescribe" a medicine for someone else.

But, I have also had ear infection and waxing troubles for years. Probably a combination of stress, dust and heat from working in tropical and arid places.

The product I have used is Lococorten which is a prescription item, but never had any problem getting it in Brisbane. Cleans the job up very quickly - even when well out of date (used to have an old bottle in my kit). Noting an earlier post on using olive oil, I mentioned to the doctor once that it was probably the oil in the ear drops that was doing most of the good and he didn't disagree.

For getting ears flushed find a GP clinic that bulk bills (while the rort lasts) and get there early...........

Cheers,

[CraigE]

Hello from Brisbane.

I'm neither a real doctor or a witchdoctor, so reluctant to "prescribe" a medicine for someone else.

But, I have also had ear infection and waxing troubles for years. Probably a combination of stress, dust and heat from working in tropical and arid places.

The product I have used is Lococorten which is a prescription item, but never had any problem getting it in Brisbane. Cleans the job up very quickly - even when well out of date (used to have an old bottle in my kit). Noting an earlier post on using olive oil, I mentioned to the doctor once that it was probably the oil in the ear drops that was doing most of the good and he didn't disagree.

For getting ears flushed find a GP clinic that bulk bills (while the rort lasts) and get there early...........

Cheers,

Inc,
Consult your GP or Chemist at a minimum if you decide to use this as it is not an ant biotic like Sofradex but an anti infectent so slightly different and may not be appropriate.
People are confusing infections, irritations and wax build up. They are all quite different, but on occasion may occur simultaneously and as a result of one issue.

[DiscoMick]

My mother used to use warm olive oil on me too. My advice is to get an antiobiotic!

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[PhilipA]

Are you sure it was for the same thing?
My mothe rused to pour warm sewing machine oil in my ears to burst my eardrum when I had a middle ear infection.
Gave instant relief before they invented Shepherd's tubes but made a hell of a mess of the pillow.
Regards Philip A

[sheerluck]

I've managed to pour warm sump oil in my ear, but that gave me earache rather than curing it.

Previous owner must have had arms like Popeye to do the sump plug up so tight. :mad: