Table 2.

List of 10 most common otologic diagnoses made in emergency departments (2009–2011) among all patients with a primary otologic complaint.

All Patients	Percentage (SE)	Admitted Patients	Percentage (SE)
Otitis Media NOS (382.9)	60.6 (0.5)	Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo (386.11)	33.3 (1.0)
Infected Otitis Externa NOS (380.10)	11.8 (0.1)	Labyrinthitis NOS (386.30)	12.1 (0.4)
Otalgia NOS (388.70)	6.8 (0.2)	Otitis Media NOS (382.9)	11.5 (1.3)
Impacted Cerumen (380.4)	3.6 (0.1)	Vestibular Neuronitis (386.12)	8.1 (0.4)
Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo (386.11)	3.2 (0.1)	Infected Otitis Externa NOS (380.10)	7.3 (0.2)
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media NOS (382.00)	2.6 (0.4)	Peripheral Vertigo NOS (386.10)	3.1 (0.2)
Labyrinthitis NOS (386.30)	1.9 (0.1)	Acute mastoiditis without complication (383.00)	2.8 (0.1)
Nonsuppurative Otitis Media NOS (381.4)	1.2 (0.1)	Mastoiditis NOS (383.9)	2.6 (0.1)
Peripheral Vertigo NOS (386.10)	0.9 (0.1)	Meniere’s Disease NOS (386.00)	2.6 (0.1)
Acute Serous Otitis Media (381.01)	0.8 (0.1)	Viral labyrinthitis (386.35)	2.2 (0.1)

NOS=not otherwise specified.