Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 CSF Powder? Any link? How does it work? How effective is it? Arun On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:28 AM, mamapicklejuice <emilyweb@...> wrote: Just curious if anyone else is using CSF powder to deal with ear wetness...Apparently everyone else and their brother can use a single capsule for a full week, I seem to run out after a day or two. It's applied to the ear canal using an insufflator (sp?). I wonder if I'm pressing the bulb too hard the first time and using too much powder...but it seems like I'm always tossing out 1/4 to 1/2 of the powder when the next week rolls around, because I can't get any more powder to " puff " out of the syringe applicator. Thanks, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hi Dr. Gupta, From Otolaryngology: the essentials By M. Seiden, A. Tami, Robin T. Cotton New York : Thieme, 2002. ISBN: 086577854X On page 46 in a short section on " Otomycosis " : (2nd paragraph) .... " As with otitis externa, the key to treatment is cleaning. Once cleaned, the canal can be painted with gentian violet, a drying agent. Other effective preparations include cresylate (but not in the presence of a perforation), boric acid powder, and chloromycetin, sulfanilamide and fungizone (CSF) powder. " Also see this PDF of : Office treatment of the draining ear: Methods old and new Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 112, Issue 5, Pages P126-P126 C. Shelton, J. Kwartler http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0194-5998/PIIS01945998\ 05803225.pdf It's also mentioned here: http://journals.lww.com/thehearingjournal/Fulltext/2005/09000/To_cope_with_chron\ ically_draining_ears,_get_some.13.aspx That's three reputable and different sources calling it the same thing, so I feel pretty comfortable about the name. Would this be an old drying method perhaps? Matt Arun Gupta wrote: > > CSF Powder? > Any link? > How does it work? > How effective is it? > Arun > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:28 AM, mamapicklejuice > <emilyweb@... <mailto:emilyweb@...>> wrote: > > > > Just curious if anyone else is using CSF powder to deal with ear > wetness... > > Apparently everyone else and their brother can use a single > capsule for a full week, I seem to run out after a day or two. > It's applied to the ear canal using an insufflator (sp?). I wonder > if I'm pressing the bulb too hard the first time and using too > much powder...but it seems like I'm always tossing out 1/4 to 1/2 > of the powder when the next week rolls around, because I can't get > any more powder to " puff " out of the syringe applicator. > > Thanks, guys. > > > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 You might also be able to get a copy of TY - GEN BT - Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology: Third Edition PB - Informa Healthcare AU - Slattery, H. TI - Otic Preparations SN - 978-0-8493-9399-0 PY - 2006 SP - 2475 EP - 2485 AB - Otic preparations are commonly used to treat diseases of the external ear and occasionally of the middle ear. Diseases of the ear include cerumen impaction, dermatitis of the external ear canal, and infectious processes. External otitis (swimmers' ear) and chronic otitis media constitute the majority of infectious diseases of the ear. This article gives an overview of otic preparations, their uses, current availability, and the area of future development. UR - http://www.informaworld.com/10.1081/E-EPT-100200022 ER - If that's a bit too cryptic, here's the same info in a more human-friendly format Otic Preparations Author: H. Slattery Affiliation: House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. DOI: 10.1081/E-EPT-100200022 Published in: Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology Published on: 02 October 2006 Subject: Pharmaceutical Technology; Formats available: HTML (English) : PDF (English) Single Section Purchase: US$52.00 Abstract Otic preparations are commonly used to treat diseases of the external ear and occasionally of the middle ear. Diseases of the ear include cerumen impaction, dermatitis of the external ear canal, and infectious processes. External otitis (swimmers' ear) and chronic otitis media constitute the majority of infectious diseases of the ear. This article gives an overview of otic preparations, their uses, current availability, and the area of future development. (on pages 2475 - 2485 of volume 4 of the printed copy of the encyclopedia). Matt Arun Gupta wrote: > > CSF Powder? > Any link? > How does it work? > How effective is it? > Arun > > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:28 AM, mamapicklejuice > <emilyweb@... <mailto:emilyweb@...>> wrote: > > > > Just curious if anyone else is using CSF powder to deal with ear > wetness... > > Apparently everyone else and their brother can use a single > capsule for a full week, I seem to run out after a day or two. > It's applied to the ear canal using an insufflator (sp?). I wonder > if I'm pressing the bulb too hard the first time and using too > much powder...but it seems like I'm always tossing out 1/4 to 1/2 > of the powder when the next week rolls around, because I can't get > any more powder to " puff " out of the syringe applicator. > > Thanks, guys. > > > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Mr.Matthe, THANKS for adding to my knowledge, In India we don't have such preperation available(CSF). As there is lot of pain in Otitis Externa,Local Clortimazole lotion and dry hear fomentation is used by me and it is very effectiveI will go through the link too. Again thanks Dr. Arun Gupta On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'll bet if this powder is kept in a medicine chest in a bathroom where the air gets very moist, then it's likely to be clumping together more than usual (and not able to be blown out of the container into the ear canal). Maybe that's why it's not lasting very long? That's just a guess. I would ask for instructions from the pharmacist - instructions that cover storage and use. From what I've read, this is a tough powdery mixture to make and use. It may have only been used by the doctor in the office back in the day. If the pharmacist has any questions about the doctor's intent, then the two of them better talk. In Pennsylvania, the pharmacist is required by law to ask you if you want or need instructions. If you say no, then they have you sign a waiver stating that you don't need the pharmacist's instructions. When I had to do the distilled white vinegar rinses, the pharmacist was very patient with me. I couldn't hear very well at the time, so he had to repeat a few things. He understood the situation and helped me through it. Matt Arun Gupta wrote: > Mr.Matthe, > THANKS for adding to my knowledge, In India we don't have such > preperation available(CSF). > As there is lot of pain in Otitis Externa,Local Clortimazole lotion > and dry hear fomentation is used by me and it is very effective > I will go through the link too. > Again thanks > Dr. Arun Gupta > On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Matt - I keep the insufflator point down in a drinking glass in a cabinet in the kitchen (the drinking glass thing is recommended in the literature that accompanied the insufflator. Apparently, the only pharmacy that can prepare this powder is in CA, and I'm in MA, so I can't have them demonstrate anything in person. It has been the only thing that has kept my ear dry (until this very latest wetness issue). I have one more appointment with my current neurotologist on Tuesday so I'll bring in the insufflator and ask him for tips. To be honest, it never came up before because prior to getting the insufflator and prescription for CSF, I had been going in bi-weekly to have my doctor apply the powder (to cure the wetness/infection and to monitor effectiveness). Then once I had the prescription, we decided that weekly application at home would be fine. It never really bothered me that I couldn't apply it daily, as weekly seemed to work. Now I'm thinking that a mid-week application of powder might be better than applying it all at once, so I'm more eager to learn proper procedure. Yikes, sorry so long! Thanks for the suggestions - I'll think about a different place to store the capsule-in-use (the others are refrigerated) and I will check on application technique with my doctor. --- In cholesteatoma , " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Danny Treadway Posted September 22, 2018 Report Share Posted September 22, 2018 I have been using the powder since april of 2018 and it works wonderful for me after fighting fungal infections from using hearing aids. I initially recieved 10 capsules and have not use but seven. I will say that I keep the bulb double bagged in two zip top bags and have not had a problem with it clumping. it stays in powder form and I just shake the bulb well before use. My doctor also gave me a couple of the black scope tuble they use to look down in your ear with to stick in the ear so the bulb insulfinator never touch the ear canal. I use about six puffs in each ear with forceful pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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