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Table 2 The ten most commonotorhinolaryngological, head and neck disorders and median age of the patients

From: Epidemiologic profile of otorhinolaryngological, head and neck disorders in a tertiary hospital unit in Greece: a challenge for general practitioners?

Top ten groups of otorhinolaryngological, head and neck disorders

Median Age (years)

1. Acute tonsillitis

24.0

2. Acute pharyngitis

31.0

3. Diffused or localised external otitis

34.0

4. Acute otitis media

18.0

5. External ear canal obstruction by ear wax

33.0

6. Acute sinusitis

32.0

7. Dizziness*

57.5

8. Foreign bodies

31.5

9. Nasal epistaxis

58.0

10. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

57.0

  1. * except benign paroxysmal positional vertigo