The purpose of the study is to study the clinicopathologic behaviour of the 3 dangerous types of chronic otitis media that are prone for complications. In which type are the complications more common? Which type gives rise to more hearing loss? How does the disease process in the 3 types evolve? should the 3 types of otitis media be managed differently?
Design: prospective cross sectional study setting: tertiary referral medical college hospital No of groups: 3 group 1: primary acquired atticoantral disease group 2: secondary acquired atticoantral disease group 3: mixed atticoantral disease Interventions: 1. Diagnostic nasal endoscopy 2. Eustachian tube function tests 3. Pure tone audiometry 4. biopsy of middle ear mucosa 5. culture and sensitivity of ear discharge
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
192
Department of ENT, KIMS
Hubli, Karnataka, India
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