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This study was conducted to analyze the variety of pathological processes leading to OME and to assess the results of different treatment modalities. Patients aged between two years and fifty years with hearing difficulty were included in the study. Study showed that males were 1.72 times more affected than females. Nasal obstruction was an associated symptom in 24[20%] patients. All the patients were subjected to detailed history, thorough clinical otolaryngological examination. Every patient was investigated by pure tone audiometery and tympanometry. A total number of 120 patients were studied. 76[63.3%]were male and 44[36.6%]were females. The mean age was 26 years
ABSTRACT
We analyzed 50 patients requiring tracheostomy over a two year period. Stridor and respiratory distress were the most common presentation in these patients. The indications of tracheostomy were varied and consisted of carcinoma of larynx in 16 patients, laryngo-tracheobronchitis and diphtheria in 8 patients each, tetanus in 6 patients, epiglottises and respiratory papillomatosis in 4 patients each. Three patients had neck trauma and one patient had bilateral vocal cord paralysis. Complications of the procedure included dislodgement of the tube, crusting, wound infection, surgical emphysema and minor haemorrhage. Serious complications like cardiac arrest and pneumothorax were seen in one patient each. Tracheostomy is a common procedure and saves many lives