Labyrinthine fistula, defined by a destruction of the bony labyrinth is one of the most feared complications during the evolution of a chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. Relatively common, it represents 4-12% cases of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma and essentially occurs in the lateral semi-circular canal (70-80% of cases). The abnormal opening of the bony labyrinth in the middle...

Introduction: Tuberculosis is one of the most common diseases in developing countries, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Tuberculosis has varied clinical presentations, varying from common primary pulmonary tuberculosis to the extremely rare tubercular otitis externa, as in this case. Tubercular otitis externa has an extremely low clinical incidence.   Case Report: We report the...

Malignancy of the middle ear and mastoid antrum is rare. These malignancies are less than 1%of all head-andneck malignancies. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common among all malignant tumours. Squamous cell carcinoma of the middle ear and chronic suppurative otitis media may co-exist but no definitive correlation has been proven. Here we are presenting a case of squamous cell carcinoma of ...

Introduction: The introduction of the otomicroscope in ear surgery has undoubtedly resulted in a better and more scientific approach to ear disease and has also added a fresh dimension to the treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media i.e. reconstruction of hearing mechanism. Although western reports indicate that the rate of cholesteatomatous complications is as low as 1 or 2 percent, it re...

The inner and middle ear are connected mainly through round and oval windows, and inflammation in the middle ear cavity can spread into the inner ear, which might induce a disturbance. In cases with intractable otitis media, attention should also be paid to symptoms related to the inner ear. In this paper, middle ear inflammation and related inner ear disturbances are reviewed with a focus on r...

INTRODUCTION Chronic media otitis is a common cause of reference to ear, nose and throat clinics and the treatment is one of the health problems among ENT specialists. Ciprofloxacin drop that is of fluoroquinolone drug class due to good treatment effect is now widely used in the treatment of chronic media otitis. Due to the widespread use, it seems proper research on the human population has no...

OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of cholesteatoma in a population of patients with chronic suppurative otitis media, and to determine whether this frequency is affected by ethnicity. PATIENTS The study included 6005 patients with chronic suppurative otitis media seen during the course of 30 charitable surgical 'ear camps' in Nepal. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Proportion of patients with each...

Objectives: The objective of the study was to detect and analyze the bacteriological profile in cases of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma and to assess the commonest organism found in cases of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma. Material and methods: A total of 75 cases of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma were admitted in E.N.T. Unit-1, May...