scholarly journals A Clinical Study on the Influence of Sinusitis in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sellappampatty Veerappapillai Dhanasekaran ◽  
Jiji Sanjeevan Nair ◽  
Komathi Raja ◽  
Govind Krishnan Gopalakrishnapillai ◽  
Abhilash Kuniyath Chandran ◽  
...  

Introduction Diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses are known to influence the middle ear conditions. In the evaluation of the patients with chronic otitis media, radiological, endoscopic, and other auxiliary diagnostic tools may have their roles in the objective assessment of the patients, and to rule out lesions of the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx as potential aetiological factors. Materials and method This cross sectional observational study was conducted for a period of two years to establish the role of sinusitis as focus of sepsis in patients with tubotympanic type of CSOM. All patients in the age group of 20-40 years with more than 2 months of ear discharge and with a hearing loss of 25- 40 db and  diagnosed as tubotympanic type of CSOM were included in our study. Patients who had features of mastoiditis on X-ray and also with persistent ear discharge even after treatment with oral and topical antibiotics were subjected (n=70) to diagnostic nasal endoscopy and computed tomography of paranasal sinuses.  Result Among the 100 patients of CSOM, 70% had features suggestive of sinusitis. Deviated nasal septum (40%) was the most common pathology among the study population. Majority (54%) of them had mucopurulent type of ear discharge. The CT findings of the paranasal sinuses revealed that 48.5% of the study population had grade I type of involvement of the PNS. 54.2% of the patients had a large central perforation and the middle ear mucosa was found to be edematous for 65.7% of the patients. Discussion Coexistence of deviated nasal septum and chronic rhinosinusitis with discharging CSOM is at par with several other studies conducted in other parts of the world. Conclusion Deviated nasal septum, enlarged middle turbinate, medialised uncinate associated with sinusitis are the predisposing factors in the development of CSOM.  So assessment for sinusitis in the treatment of CSOM should become a routine practice.

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
Mirza Aneesa ◽  
Sajad Majid Qazi ◽  
Aijazul Haq

Background:The presence of septal deviation has been positively associated with sinus disease, especially osteomeatal complex disease and anterior and posterior ethmoid disease.Computerized tomographic imaging (CT) of the paranasal sinuses has become a widely accepted tool for assessing the paranasal sinuses (PNS) and providing a detailed anatomy of the lateral nasal wall.Objective:The objective of the study was to identify the anatomical variations of lateral nasal wall and paranasal sinuses in patients with Deviated nasal septum.Methods:Computerized tomographic (CT) examination was carried out using the bone algorithm in the coronal plane in 40 patients who met the inclusion criteriain the Postgraduate Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SMHS Hospital an associated Hospital of Government Medical College, Srinagar from March 2011 to May 2012.Results:In our study, CT Nose and PNS revealed Deviated nasal septum in 40 (100%) patients, Hypertrophied Inferior turbinate in 11 (27.50%) patients, Concha bullosa in 5 (12.50%) patients, Paradoxical Middle turbinate in 8 (20%) patients, Everted Hypertrophied Uncinate in 2 (5%) patients, Aggernasi cells in 4 (10%) patients, Haller cells in 3 (7.50%) patients and Onodi cells in 2 (5%) patients.Conclusion:The most common anatomical variation associated with deviated nasal septum was Hypertrophied Inferior turbinate and the least encountered variation was Everted Hypertrophied Uncinate and Onodi cells. The CT scan provides supplementary clinical data to the history and endoscopic examination and assists in directing surgical treatment to the affected areas.Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; October 2015; 21(2): 90-93


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-239
Author(s):  
Sayan Hazra ◽  
Ankit Choudhary ◽  
Swapan Kumar Ghosh ◽  
Subhradev Biswas ◽  
Kaustuv Das Biswas

Introduction Deviated nasal septum (DNS) can be asymptomatic in an individual or may cause nasal obstruction. The condition is generally diagnosed clinically and based on clinical diagnosis it is managed Surgically by large without much heed to diagnostic procedure. Thus, often underlying other causes of Obstruction is missed. Thus, it becomes essential to evaluate every patient presenting with history of Nasal obstruction and clinically Deviated septum, with aid of Nasal Endoscopy and CT scan Nose Paranasal Sinuses (PNS) to rule out/diagnose other coexisting conditions. Methods and Methodology 100 patients who presented with nasal obstruction and clinically diagnosed to have Deviated Nasal Septum were then subjected to Nasal Endoscopy and CT scan Nose and PNS and findings were noted for analysis. Results and Analysis Of these 100 patients, 48 patients were found to have coexisting pathological conditions/anatomical variants. Various anatomical and pathological Conditions were found to coexist together. Inferior turbinate hypertrophy in 34% is the most common pathological condition found to be associated with DNS followed by of sinusitis in 25% patients apart from polyp, concha bullosa and paradoxical middle turbinate. Discussion Studies done so far shows there is a definite link of deviated nasal septum to various anatomical and pathological conditions of the nose.  CT Scan Nose PNS and Nasal Endoscopy plays a vital role in diagnosing such anomalies. Conclusion Most of the patients, presenting with nasal obstruction and having Deviated Nasal Septum, undergo management without proper analysis and returns with recurrence of symptoms which could be analyzed properly if Nasal endoscopy and CT scan is employed during diagnosis of the condition, reducing risk of treatment failure.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Jack L. Paradise ◽  
Charles D. Bluestone ◽  
Herman Felder

Bilateral secretory (serous) or suppurative otitis media was found without exception in 50 infants with cleft palate who were 20 months of age or younger. Middle ear disease probably develops in all cleft palate infants during the first few months of life, and appears to be best managed by myringotomy with insertion of plastic tubes. Unless drainage and aeration of the middle ear are accomplished, irreparable damage to middle ear structures may develop in some patients; and, in all of them, hearing impairment will probably persist throughout infancy or longer, with adverse effects on well-being and function and with serious implications for intellectual, speech, and emotional development. Further studies are required to assess the long-range effectiveness of surgical management.


1984 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 754-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Mills ◽  
Ann Uttley ◽  
Michelle McIntyre

A total of 204 chronic middle ear effusions from 122 children have been studied. Bacteria were isolated from 30 effusions. The commonest species found were Strep. pneumoniae and H. influenzae. These are also the commonest organisms causing acute otitis media (AOM). A similar pattern of serotypes was also demonstrated. In vitro sensitivity testing showed that most of the organisms isolated were sensitive to most commonly-used antibiotics. The main exception was resistance to penicillin amongst strains of H. influenzae and Staph. aureus. It is suggested that some cases of chronic secretory otitis media (SOM) may arise as a result of incomplete resolution of AOM and that the use of penicillin to treat AOM may be one factor in this process.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 976-982
Author(s):  
Kamala E ◽  
Vinay Kumar N ◽  
Kavin Raj ◽  
Gugapriya T S ◽  
Senthil Rajkumar

1984 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 53-54

Acute suppurative otitis media (AOM) is a common, painful condition affecting 20% of children under 4 years at least once a year,1 and perhaps more in infancy when clinical examination is most difficult. Infectious complications such as mastoiditis, meningitis and cerebral abscess are now rare, but chronic middle ear effusion and hearing loss remain common. Hearing loss may persist long after the infective episode,2 and may impair learning.


Author(s):  
Mahesh B Mawale ◽  
Abhaykumar Kuthe ◽  
Anupama M Mawale ◽  
Sandeep W Dahake

The prevalence rate of chronic suppurative otitis media is high and its treatment continues to be a challenge for the otorhinolaryngologists. Due to middle ear infection, there may be pain, hearing loss and spontaneous rupture of the eardrum which results in perforation. Infections can cause a hole in the eardrum as a side effect of otitis media. The patients suffering from ear perforation or having a hole in eardrum require preventing entry of water in the ear. This article describes the development of ear cap using additive manufacturing and TRIZ (a collaborative tool) to prevent the entry of water in the ear during chronic otitis media.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1426-1428
Author(s):  
W. Javaid ◽  
A. Rashid ◽  
M. U. K. Amin ◽  
T. Khan ◽  
M. Fatima

Background: Cholesteotoma is a benign but destructive lesion leading to ossicular necrosis. Objective: To see the frequency of incus bone erosion on mastoid exploration in chronic suppurative otitis media with middle ear cholesteotoma. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: This study was carried out in the Department of ENT Unit-2, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. Duration of Study: Fifteen months months (10th April, 2019 to 9th July, 2020) Sample technique: Non- probability purposive sampling Methods: One hundred and twenty patients were admitted through outpatient department of ENT Unit-2, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore. Patients were included after fulfilling the inclusion criteria and information was collected on a prescribed proforma. Finally during surgery under general anesthesia, the operative findings were noted to know the incus bone erosion after middle ear cholesteatoma formation in chronic suppurative otitis media. Results: A total number of one hundred and twenty patients of chronic suppurative otitis media with middle ear cholesteatoma were included. Out of which 80 (66.7%) were males and 40 (33.3%) were females(Table 1).The patients shown in table 2 were divided in six age groups (Table 2).Table 3 shows that the procedure of mastoidectomy was performed in 112 patients (93.3%) and modified radial mastoidectomy was performed in 8 patients (6.7%).Incus bone erosion in chronic suppurative otitis media with middle ear cholesteatoma in 102 patients (85%) and 18 patients (15%) have no incus bone erosion (Table 4). Conclusion: Ear discharge was the most common presenting characteristic of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma. The majority of the cases had ossicular erosion, with the incus being the most common site of involvement. Males are more likely than females to develop cholesteatoma. Keywords: erosion of incus bone, Mastoid exploration, Chronic suppurative otitis media, Cholesteatoma


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