How should I use triethanolamine polypeptide oleate otic (Cerumenex)?
Use this medication exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not use the medication in larger amounts, or use it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Wash your hands before and after using this medicine. Triethanolamine polypeptide oleate otic is often used by your doctor just before an ear exam or other procedure. To use the ear drops, first remove the cap from the dropper bottle. Lie down or tilt your head with your ear facing upward. Pull back on your ear gently to open up the ear canal. Hold the dropper upside down over your ear canal and place enough drops of the medicine in your ear to fill the ear canal. Do not place the dropper tip into your ear, or allow the tip to touch any surface. It may become contaminated. After using the ear drops, use a small piece of cotton to plug the ear and keep the medicine from draining out. Leave this cotton in place for at least 15 minutes. Wipe away the excess liquid from the outside of your ear as quickly as possible. Do not leave this