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Table 4 Distributions of symptoms in primary EECC for different studies*

From: Cholesteatoma of the external ear canal: etiological factors, symptoms and clinical findings in a series of 48 cases

 

Otalgia §

Otorrhea

Occlusion

Hearing loss

Fullness

Itching

Asymptomatic

Owen et al. (2006)

15/25 (60)

1/25 (4)

4/25 (16)

3/25 (12)

2/25 (8)

5/25 (20)

6/25 (24)

Vrabec and Chaljub (2000)13

1/13 (8)

7/13 (54)

-

0

-

1/13 (8)

4/13 (31)

Holt (1992)9

1/8 (13)

2/8 (25)

-

1/8 (13)

3/8 (38)

-

2/8 (25)

Sismanis et al. (1986)8

3/8 (38)

3/8 (38)

-

2/8 (25)

1/8 (13)

1/8 (13)

-

Anthony and Anthony (1982)1

7/12 (58)

3/12 (25)

-

2/12 (17)

1/12 (8)

-

-

Piepergerdes et al. (1980)4

2/3 (67)

3/3 (100)

-

0

-

-

0

Smith and Falk (1978)7

2/2 (100)

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. * Number of cases with symptom/total number of EECC (percentage with symptom)
  2. § Otalgia refers to both pain and discomfort
  3. † Number of patients with symptom/total number of patients (percentage with symptom). These groups consisted of more bilateral cases, but information on symptoms was only given for the number of patients