This study evaluated the histopathologic changes in the round window niche. , and membrane in cases of chronic suppurative otitis media. The pathologic process was found in all subjects. Fibrocystic or fibrous tissue was most commonly seen, while active granulation was less developed. The round window membrane was thicker and inflamed throughout its layers. Inflammatory invasion of the inne...

A complication of otitis media is defined as a spread of infection beyond the pneumatized area of the temporal bone and the associated mucosa. Complications can be classified as intra temporal or intra cranial, which includes extradural abscess, brain abscess, subdural abscess, sigmoid sinus thrombophlebitis, otic hydrocephalus, and meningitis. Since the introduction of antibiotics, intra crani...

The objective of the present work was to study the characteristics of middle ear microflora in the patients presenting with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), clarify changes in its species composition over the territory of the Transbaikal Krai during the period from 2000 till 2013, and elucidate its dependence on the treatment prescribed with due regard for sensitivity of microorganisms ...

Tuberculosis is a rare cause of chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoiditis; the predisposing factors of this association, however, are not commonly described. There has been an alarming increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in Brazil, including tuberculous otitis media. These patients typically present multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane, an ear discharge, and progressive h...

Objective: To compare the outcome of myringoplasty in dry and wet ears suffering from Chronic suppurative otitis media with central perforation. Study design: Prospective study. Setting: Department of E.N.T, Burdwan Medical College & Hospital. Methods :100 patients with Chronic suppurative otitis media with central perforation ( 50 dry and 50 wet perforations) undergone myringoplasty by underla...

The study was conducted from March 2008 to February 2010 in Microbiology Department, Citi Lab, Rawalpindi, to determine the causative microorganisms and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media. One hundred and eighty-three samples received at Citi Lab were included in the study. Pus samples were cultured aerobically. Antibiotic sensitivity testing ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of complications in patients suffering from chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). st th METHODS: This study was done in Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital from 1 March 2010 to 30 June 2013. In this prospective studies 53 patients of Chronic suppurative otitis media were selected. RESULTS: In our study 31(58.4%) male and 22 (41.5%) were female. Age distributi...

We present a case of a 38-year-old man who had presented tinnitus, ear fullness, otalgia and otorrhea for 5 months, without improvement through the use of topical antibiotic drops. He had mixed hearing loss of moderate severity. He underwent mastoidectomy because of suspected chronic suppurative otitis media, but continued to present hearing loss, otorrhea and tympanic membrane perforation. In ...

In this study, 50 patients are included to analyze the incidence of incus erosion in chronic Suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma. Of these patients 64% were male and 36% were female. Young patients most commonly reported to E.N.T Out Patient Department. The majority of these patients were in between 10 to 30 years and 2% beyond 50 years. Most common presentation was hearing loss, ear di...

Objective: To evaluate bacteriological and age wise prevalence of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in the study area. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Divisional Teaching Headquarter Hospital of Mirpur AJK from April 2012 to December 2014. Seventy patient of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media were evaluated on the basis of Patient`s demographic data and ear dis...