Most common nerve to be damaged in CSOM is -

Ans. is 'b' i.e., VII o Facial nerve is the most commonly involved cranial nerve as a complication of CSOM.Complications of otitis mediaa. Extracranial complicationsb. Intracranial complicationso Mastoiditiso Meningitiso Petrositis/Gradenigo syndromeo Extradural abscesso Facial paralysiso Subdural abscesso Labyrinthitiso Otogenic Brain Abscesso Osteomyelitis of temporal boneo Lateral sinus thrombophlebitiso Septicaemia or pyaemiao Otitic hydrocephalus