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Volume 13 Issue 2 (February) 2024

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14D Topical Fluoroquinolone Ear Drops For Tubotympanic Type CSOM Management: A Prospective Study
MD Sharif Alam, Azad Meena, Subodh Kumar

Background-Chronic suppurative otitis media is a chronic inflammation of middle ear cleft with recurrent or persistance discharge and permanent perforation in Tympanic membrane. Due to prevailing csom especially in Tubotympanic type there are various method of treatment prevalent. We here want to study on topical application of fluoroquinolone for 2wks for control of disease in discharging ear & Efficacy of topical antibiotic to control discharge in tubotympanic type csom. Methodology-A total of 60 patient taken of OPD from Otolaryngology department at JPN Hospital,Gaya during one year between 1st August 22 to 31st July 23. All patient given 3drops fluroquinolone (Moxifloxacin) ear drop 3times for 2wks to tubotympanic type of csom with active discharging ear. Those having mixed infection and atticoantral diseases excluded. Result-Out of 60 patients 57(95%) got relieved. There is no matter of age, sex and duration of disease. There was very minimal side effect as earache, dizziness, dermatitis that subsided latter. After addition of systemic antibiotic and proper medication, we achieved also the dry ear in remaining cases. Conclusion-Topical fluroquinolone ear drops for 2wks is very effective in controlling disease without adding systemic antibiotics. It is also cost effective. Minimal side effect and less chance of developing resistance.

 
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