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Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the external canal of the ear, is widespread in the tropics and subtropical regions, but is it confined to these areas or it is possible to be present in areas that have different climate which is very hot and dry in summer, very cold and rainy in winter, This is what we try to know by performing this research in the city of Essaouira, Wasit province of Iraq. The study includes 322 patients attending the ENT consulting clinic. The patients subjected to clinical diagnosis, fill questionary forma and the samples analysis in the laboratory. The prevalence of otomycosis was (29.5%), Candida albicans. Aspergillus nigar were the predominant isolates involve in infected patients (29.4%,24.2%), female to male ratio was 1:2, the infection was more common in individuals with 3ed and 4th decade(33.6%, 26.3%), July and August wetness the higher percent of infection(30.5%,27.3%). Self-hygiene of the ear, abuse of ear antibiotic droplets were statistically significant (x²=8.264, p=0.003; x²=23.578, p=0.00). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]