Table 3.
Ear and hearing disease at diagnosis in our reference center (n = 64 except when specified).
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Symptoms (n = 64 patients) | ||
| Hearing loss | 34 | 53.1 |
| Ear pain | 9 | 14.1 |
| Tinnitus | 6 | 9.4 |
| Otorrhea | 5 | 7.8 |
| Otoscopy (n = 128 eardrums) | ||
| Normal | 53 | 41.4 |
| OME | 31 | 24.2 |
| Tympanic retraction | 13 | 10.1 |
| Perforation | 8 | 6.2 |
| Tympanosclerosis | 18 | 14 |
| Ventilation tubes | 5 | 3.9 |
| Audiogram (n = 90 ears) | ||
| Normal | 33 | 36.7 |
| Conductive hearing loss | 28 | 31.1 |
| Combined hearing loss | 16 | 17.8 |
| Sensorineural hearing loss | 13 | 14.4 |
Abbreviations: OME = otitis media with effusion.