Citation:
Bhutta MF, Head K, Chong LY, Daw J, Schilder AG, Burton MJ, Brennan-Jones CG. Aural toilet (ear cleaning) for chronic suppurative otitis media. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;9(9):CD013057.
Abstract:
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), sometimes referred to as chronic otitis media (COM), is a chronic inflammation and often polymicrobial infection (involving more than one micro-organism) of the middle ear and mastoid cavity, characterised by ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane. The predominant symptoms of CSOM are ear discharge and hearing loss.
Aural toilet (ear cleaning) for chronic suppurative otitis media
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), sometimes referred to as chronic otitis media (COM), is a chronic inflammation and often polymicrobial infection (involving more than one micro-organism) of the middle ear and mastoid cavity, characterised by ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane.