Patients’ characteristic | Number of patients | (%) |
---|---|---|
Ear affected | ||
Right | 161 | 53.49 |
Left | 122 | 40.53 |
Bilateral | 18 | 5.98 |
Duration of illness/months | ||
0–6 | 66 | 21.93 |
7–12 | 57 | 18.94 |
13–24 | 123 | 40.86 |
25–36 | 44 | 14.62 |
>36 | 11 | 3.65 |
Presenting symptoms | ||
Smell | 34 | 11.33 |
Otalgia | 134 | 44.82 |
Itching | 74 | 24.58 |
Tinnitus | 97 | 32.23 |
aOthers | 5 | 1.66 |