Abstract
Exudative otitis media is a polyetiological disease, often due to a combination of several causative factors. With tumors located near the pharyngeal mouth of the auditory tube, early manifestations may be symptoms from the ear and auditory tube - the phenomenon of exudative otitis media. In this article, we present a comparative analysis of the features of the clinical course of exudative otitis media in benign neoplasms of the nose, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx and chronic rhinosinusitis.