Definition: In this task, you are given a multiple-choice question about healthcare. Answer the question based on your information and classify your answers into '1', '2', '3', and '4'.
Input: Question: Faced with a patient with diffuse otitis externa, what is the initial treatment? 
 Options:  <1> Surgery. <2> Antibiotics plus analgesics, both intravenously. <3> Antibiotics and analgesics, both orally. <4> Cleaning of the external auditory canal, topical antibiotic therapy plus oral analgesics. <5> Topical antibiotics
