That means they work by coating the problem area, they are not dispersed throughout your body - like pills or injections. In general , ear drops are a liquid medication placed in the ear opening. The ingredients of ear drops are different depending on the purpose. Ear drops range from liquids designed to soften ear wax, to medicines made to cure bacterial infections, to medicines against fungus. Many kinds of eye drops can be used in the ear - but the opposite is not true.
Ear drops are too harsh for the eyes.
Drops used to remove ear wax, like Debrox or Oticar are not supposed to be get deeper than the ear drum surface in most cases. You should see an ear nose and throat specialist for ear cleaning and an exam. You should not first try out some wax removing drops. The wax remover drops are awfully harsh for the delicate linings of the middle ear and can hurt you unless you have a complete eardrum to keep the stuff from going too far inside. If you know that there were tubes placed in the ear of your child, even if the drops were used before tubes, wax removers like Debrox or Oticar or hydrogen peroxide cannot be safely used at home now.