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Why should the patient lie on the side opposite the ear in which medication are instilled for approximately 5 minutes

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Lying on the side opposite the ear in which medication are instilled for approximately 5 minutes allows the medication to stay in the ear canal longer and give it time to be absorbed by the ear drum.

This also prevents the medication from draining out of the ear canal too quickly.

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