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To compare outcome of treatment between steroid�antibiotic and 10% Ichthammol glycerine packs (IG packs) in acute otitis externa. A prospective study between steroid�antibiotic and 10% IG pack which was performed in department of ENT, civil hospital jawalamukhi and civil hospital nagrota bhagwan from July 2019 to may 2020 on 32 patients was conducted. Age group among studied patients ranged from 14 to 56 years, with mean of 36.7 years. Out of which 20 (62.5%) were females and 12 (38.5%) were males. Pain assessed by Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and edema was assessed by dividing the external auditory canal in two quadrant giving score of 50% for each on the day of presentation and subsequent visits till tragal sign and edema subsided. Average number of visits in 10% IG pack group (n = 16) was 4.6 days (2�5 visits) while in steroid�antibiotic group (n = 16) it was 3.5 days (2�5 visits). There was statisti- cally significant decrease in the number of visits in steroid group (P 0.05). Similarly, decrease in pain score in second visit was significant in steroid antibiotic group as compared to 10% IG pack whereas it was statistically highly significant on third visit (P = 0.001). Since the reduction of pain and edema is more in the steroid antibiotic group hence the total number of packing is significantly less in steroid�antibiotic group, so it could be recommended to use steroid�antibiotic pack for effective treatment of acute otitis externa.