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Medicines lidocaine hydrochloride + phenazoneQuestion & answer

lidocaine hydrochloride + phenazone · Medicine question

Can it be used with grommets?

iatroX medicinesPublished 21 August 2026Reviewed 21 August 2026

The answer

Answer

No. Grommets and other ventilation tubes create an opening through the eardrum, for which this product is contraindicated.

Sources for this answer

Otigo 40 mg/10 mg/g ear drops, solutionemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 2

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