You are preparing to instill otic drops into the ear canal of an adult. What is the correct technique for giving otic drugs to an adult?

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The correct technique for giving otic drugs to an adult is to pull the external ear up and back. This helps straighten the ear canal, allowing the medication to flow directly into the ear canal. Pulling the ear down and back is the technique used for children under the age of 3, while pressing the pinna against the mastoid bone and pressing the upper portion of the ear until the eustachian tube is seen are not correct techniques.

You Are Preparing to Instill Otic Drops into the Ear