Postoperative Ear Care

Looking after your ear after an operation

Water precautions (Keeping ears dry after surgery) Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

If you have a surgical wound behind or on the ear

Signs of wound infection Public Health England

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Water precautions for ears Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Audio description

Music: Piano sting by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Monitoring surgical wounds for infection: information for patients – Audio description

Music: Piano sting by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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“The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Stretching across North, East and Mid Devon including Torridge and Exeter, our workforce of over 17,000 staff serves a population of almost one million people, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.”

Public Health England (PHE) existed to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities.”