RÉSUMÉ
Objectives: To find out sociodemographic characteristics ofChronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) in Bangladesh.Methods: It was a prospective study conducted in thedepartment of otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery,Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) andDhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka, fromSeptember 2010 to February 2011. Fifty cases were selectedby random sampling. A descriptive analysis was performed forclinical features and results were presented as mean ±standard deviation for quantitative variables and numbers(percentages) for qualitative variables.Results: In tubotympanic group, 51.61% patients belong to 21-30 years age group, whereas for atticoantral, 63.15% patientsbelong to 11-20 years age group. People living in rural area(66%) were more sufferers. Bilateral involvement is morecommon in tubotympanic type of disease & unilateralinvolvement was more common in atticoantral type of CSOM.Conclusion: CSOM is the most common chronic ear diseasein Bangladesh. It is more common in rural peoples ofyounger age group in poor socioeconomic classes with malepredominance. Medical and surgical options are limited, withside effects and risks, and sometimes are not successful ineliminating disease. There is an urgent need to focus in thearea of CSOM and hence prevent hearing loss.