OBJECTIVE To explore treatments for postirradiation otitis media with effusion (OME) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN This study is a prospective quasi-randomized clinical trial. METHODS Ninety-six patients (135 ears) with OME after the first course of radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma were divided into three groups: simple auripuncture plus aspiration, tympan...

This study was conducted to find out the frequency of ossicular chain pathology in cases of tubotympanic chronic suppurative otitis media. This was prospective study, carried out in the department of otorhinolarymgology, NIMS medical college, Jaipur from Jan 2014 to June 2015. One hundred fifty cases of chronic suppurative otitis media, who underwent surgery, were included and their intraoperat...

Peroperative findings in 145 consecutive cases of chronic suppurative otitis media, operated at Civil Hospital, Karachi were recorded. The mean age was 24 years. More than half of the patients (51%) had subtotal perforations and majority had damage of more than one ossicle. Involvement of all the three ossicles was seen in 30 (40%) cases. The frequency of damaged malleus along with incus was hi...

This study was conducted to find out the status of the ossicles in cases of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). One hundred and fifty cases of CSOM, who underwent surgery, were included and their intra-operative ossicular chain findings noted. Ossicular erosion was found to be much more common in unsafe CSOM than in safe CSOM. Malleus was found to be the most resistant ossicle to erosion w...

Chronic suppurative otitis media is a major global health issue. A decade ago the World Health Organisation estimated that chronic otorrhoea affects 65–330 million people worldwide, the majority of whom will also have significant hearing impairment. Those from economically or socially disadvantaged backgrounds in resource poor settings are particularly at risk, as are some indigenous populations.

BACKGROUND Middle ear disease (otitis media) is common and frequently severe in Australian Aboriginal children. There have not been any recent large-scale surveys using clear definitions and a standardised middle ear assessment. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of middle ear disease (otitis media) in a high-risk population of young Aboriginal children from remote communities...