Role of antibiotics in multimodal therapy of bacterial otitis externa

Inflammatory diseases of the ear are among the most acute problems in modern otorhinolaryngology. In outpatient practice 38% of patients have otitis, and the proportion of patients with otitis externa is 50% on average [3, 7]. The incidence of various external ear disorders tends to increase, caused by stressful external conditions, extensive, uncontrolled use of drugs that lead to immunological changes in the body, and a growing number of allergic patients