To Study the Prevelance of Extracranial & Intracranial Complications in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media.

Prior to antibiotic era, complications rate of CSOM was 2.3 to 4% cases. With advent of newer antibiotics, radiological surgical techniques the complication greatly reduced to 0.15-0.04% and mortality decreases from 25 to 8% 5, still early diagnoses and management is still the cornerstone of prevention of CSOM complications. To study the prevalence of extracranial and intracranial complications in CSOM. It is a prospective cross sectional study done in one year from January 2018 to January 2019, at Department of ENT, G R Medical College, Gwalior, M P, India. In our study 50 patients presented with complications of CSOM during January 2018 to January 2019, ECC was found more common than ICC ECC-52%, ICC-46%, mastoid abscess was found most commonly in ECC 50%, brain abscess was the most common found intracranial complication of CSOM. Continuous negligence of CSOM leads to various extracranial complications lethal intracranial complications like brain abscess, meningitis, etc. hence it is recommended that health education program should be provided as prevalence is still higher in younger age group and low socioeconomic class especially in rural and tribal regions. In spite of newer antibiotics, radiological modalities and surgical advancement. © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021.