Prevalence and patterns of chronic suppurative otitis media and hearing impairment in Basrah city

Abstract

One hundred twenty (120) patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in Basrah, 65 (54.2%) 
males and 55 (45.8%) females, with male: females ratio (1.2:1) and 60 individual without otological 
problems as control group were included in this study, which done during the period between March 
2009 and January 2010 in Basrah governorate. The clinical study include: history, address of patients, 
tuning fork examination (Rinne,s and Weber,s) test, examination of the ear using otoscopy, audiological 
investigation including pure tone audiometery and tympanometery. The result of clinical study showed 
that CSOM cause various type of hearing loss. Most common type was conductive hearing loss (55.5%) 
followed by mixed hearing loss (27.7%) and senserineural hearing loss(16.6%).It was found that CSOM 
was most common among infants and children (60%). There was no significant variation in the 
prevalence of CSOM between patients according to sex .P>0.05. There was significant variation in the 
prevalence of CSOM between urban area (84%) and rural (16%).P<0.01