Hearing is one of the most important senses of man which provides him with the ability to perceive the world and also helps him in communication.Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM),a tremendous health predicament since time immemorial, is a chronic inflammation of the middle ear cleft which may lead to serious sequelae and complications. The wide spread use of antibiotics has precipitated the emergence of multiple resistant strains of bacteria which can produce both primary and postoperative infections.