Complications of chronic otitis media in children and adults:-A comparative study

Pankaj Sharma; Diksha Gupta; Umang Vyas

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

Complications of chronic otitis media in children and adults:-A comparative study

Pankaj Sharma, Diksha Gupta, Umang Vyas

Abstract :

Introduction: Though there is general decline in the incidence of complications of chronic Otitis Media, they are still frequently seen in our country. The emphasis of this study is to find out the incidence of complications of chronic otitis media in children as compared to adults. Materials and Methods: This prospective study has been conducted in the Department of ENT, Dr. S. N. Medical college, Jodhpur from 16 September 2018 to 15 September 2019. Study group includes 24 patients having COM with intracranial or extracranial complications. Results: A total of 24 patients with COM were included in the study. The total males were 14(58.33%) while the females were 10 (41.66%). The most common age group with complication was <15 years. There were a total no. of 13 (54.16%) patients below the age of 15 years followed by 6 (25%) were between 16–30 years, 3 (12.25%) were between 31–45 years and 2 (8.33%) were > 46 years Conclusion: This study shows that complications of chronic otits media are more common in paediatric population as compared to adults in developing countries due to poor socio–economic conditions, lack of awareness regarding these complications and lack of trained specialist in rural area