A Cross-Sectional Study on the Status of Contralateral Ear in Cases with Otitis Media Attending a Tertiary Care Center

Abstract Background As the aeration and drainage entrances in both ears are same, factors that produce otitis media one ear may also affect other. Also, unsolved debate is long-standing turns into chronic (COM). Hence, this study was conducted with objective of assessing incidence abnormal findings contralateral (CLE) to find association between type COM diseased CLE. Materials Methods A hospital-based cross-sectional among cases unilateral who visited outpatient department otorhinolaryngology at Chettinad Hospital Research Institute Chennai November 2021 February 2022. The comprised 200 all. medical history, otoscopic examination, pure-tone audiometry, tympanometric patient were all documented. SPSS version 20 used conduct analysis. Results About 80% individuals exhibited some abnormalities afflicted not linked findings, hearing loss, or overall This study's comparable those several others. Conclusion Though there no pathological CLE, considering huge burden noted should be screened for aberrant