[2% solution of vagothyl in the treatment of persistent otorrhea]

Drying of the ear in the chronic purulent otitis media prevents further lesions of the anatomic structures and allows for performing the surgery significantly decreasing the risk of any potential complications. In the search for a safe medicines that can be used for drying of the ear in persistent otorrhoea the examinations on vagothyl have been conducted. The aim of this work was to assess the outcome of treating of persistent otorrhoeas with 2% solution of vagothyl. The results were compared to those achieved when 4% vagothyl's solution was applied. The effects of the treatment with both strengths of the vagothyl's solution were similar. In case of usage of 2% solution of vagothyl there were fewer side effects. The method of treatment was modified in order to eliminate the possibility of occurring of the iatrogenic lesions.