A Comparative Study of Antibiotic-steroid Pack with Glycerine Pack in Treatment of Acute Otitis Externa

Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of Antibiotic-Steroid pack with Glycerine pack for relieving pain and oedema in cases of acute otitis externa. Study Design A COMPARATIVE STUDY. Setting Tertiary care center ( S.N.Medical college, Bagalkot). Subjects 20 patients clinically diagnosed with acute otitis externa. Results There were 10 patients in antibiotic-steroid pack group and 10 patients in glycerine group. There was female predominance in both the treatment groups and disease was most common in age group 12-20 years. There was no statistical significant decrease in pain and oedema in both the groups. But early reduction in sign and symptoms was noted in antibiotic-steroid group than glycerine group. Conclusions Since the control of pain and edema is more and hence the number of visits is less in steroid-antibiotic packing group, so it is worthwhile to use steroid-antibiotic than glycerine pack.