A 32-year-old man from rural India presents with a 6-month history of foul-smelling purulent otorrhea from the left ear, conductive hearing loss, and a central perforation on otoscopy. Audiometry shows air-bone gap of 25 dB. He has no fever, facial nerve involvement, or vertigo. What is the most appropriate next step in management?

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