@article{Khan_Butt_Riaz_Hassan_Ahmed_Wasif_2021, title={COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF ANTIBIOTIC-STEROID AND ICHTHAMMOL GLYCERINE WICK IN TREATMENT OF ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA}, volume={71}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/4556}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-3.4556}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To compare the efficacy of steroid antibiotic wick with Ichthammol Glycerol wick in the management of Acute Otitis Externa in terms of tenderness and clearance of discharge/debris.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Quasi-experimental study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> ENT Out Patient department of Combined Military Hospital Peshawar and Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, from May to Nov 2018.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> A total of 250 patients were included and divided into two groups of 125 each. After necessary suction clearance topical Ciprofloxacin/Dexamethasone (Cipotec-D) wick was placed in auditory canal of group A patients and topical Glycerol/Ichthammol wick was placed in group B. Follow up visits were done on 3rd and 7th day of starting the treatment.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Group A patients responded better in terms of tenderness (88%) however both groups had similar response in terms of discharge reduction (7.2% vs 6.4%). In terms of efficacy neither of the treatment proved more efficacious compared to the other (p-value 0.058).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> While steroid antibiotic wick is significantly more efficient in terms reducing tenderness, in terms of overall efficacy and discharge reduction Ichthammol/glycerol is equally effective.</p>}, number={Suppl-3}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Khan, Maryam and Butt, Kamran Ashfaq Ahmed and Riaz, Naeem and Hassan, Zaheer Ul and Ahmed, Attique and Wasif, Muhammad}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={S612–16} }