Effectiveness of 7.5 Percent Povidone Iodine in Comparison to 1 Percent Clotrimazole with Lignocaine in the Treatment of Otomycosis

Table 3

Symptom resolution with povidone iodine and clotrimazole.

Variables	Drug				𝑃 value
	Clotrimazole + lignocaine		Povidone iodine
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Pruritus
Yes	2	16.7	1	6.7	0.569
No	10	83.3	14	93.3
Ear discharge
Yes	1	8.3	1	6.7	1.000
No	11	91.7	14	93.3
Ear fullness
Yes	2	16.7	1	6.7	0.569
No	10	83.3	14	93.3
Otalgia
Yes	—	—	2	13.3	0.487
No	12	100.0	13	86.7
Tinnitus
Yes	1	8.3	—	—	0.444
No	11	91.7	15	100.0
Deafness
Yes	1	8.3	—	—	0.444
No	11	91.7	15	100.0