UNILATERAL CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA: EFFECT OF NASAL SEPTAL DEVIATION

Background:Otitis media is an inflammation of part or all the mucoperiosteal lining middle ear cleft. It can be acute, subacute and chronic otitis infection. Septal deviation has got many unwanted changes such as: nasal obstruction, mucosal changes. Methodology:A descriptive clinical study, carried out on adult patients consulting ENT department at medical city. Those have a unilateral suppurative media. Results:The CSOM affect any age group, with slightly higher prevalence in group (21-30) year forming 29% total patients.Male to female ratio was 1.2:1. Eighty-nine presented aural discharge. Patients tubotympanic having only perforation associated septal 68.1% patients. atticoantral 63.2% Conclusion: Unilateral both sexes. The type mor prevalent. Nasal commonly found