ASOM a Acute suppurative otitis media is one of the most common infections of childhood t may accompany any upper respiratory tract infection such as the common cold. measles scarlet fever, or influenza. When virulent bacteria invade the middle ear, an acute suppuration occursASOM  Acute suppurative otitis media is one of the most common infections of childhood. It may accompany any upper respiratory tract infection such as the common cold, measles, scarlet fever, or influenza. When virulent bacteria invade the middle ear, an acute suppuration occurs