[Table/Fig-11]:

Comparison of various treatment options

Study	Drugs administered	Percentage of patients with dry ears
Kasemsuwan et al., [10]	Ciprofloxacin eardrops	Ciprofloxacin -84% Controls-12,5%
Macfadyen et al., [11]	Ciprofloxacin ear drops Tobramycin ear drops	Ciprofloxacin-47.4% Tobramycin-23.5%
Jaya et al., [12]	Ciprofloxacin ear drops Povidone iodine ear drops	Ciprofloxacin -90% Povidone iodine -88%
Eposito et al., [13]	Ciprofloxacin oral Ciprofloxacin topical	Ciprofloxacin oral-40% Ciprofloxacin topical-85%
Present study	Ciprofloxacin ear drops Combination of oral and topical ciprofloxacin	Ciprofloxacin ear drops-64% Combination Ciprofloxacin60%