Table 1.

Otolaryngology (ORL) emergencies before and after the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak

Diseases	Pre-COVID-19 time*	Post-COVID-19 time**	Percentage decreases (%)
Vertigo	125	15	– 88
Otitis media	88	12	– 86.4
Epistaxis	86	17	– 80.2
Pharyngotonsillitis	69	17	– 75.4
Cerumen impaction	38	10	– 73.7
Foreign bodies	27	7	– 74.1
Nasal bone fractures	26	4	– 84.6
Facial trauma	21	6	– 71.4
Otitis externa	18	9	– 50
Tinnitus	16	0	– 100
Sinusitis	14	0	– 100
Sudden hearing loss	12	2	– 83.3
Uvular edema	11	0	– 100
Rhinitis	11	0	– 100
Peritonsillar abscess	9	1	– 88.9
Laryngitis	7	5	– 28.6
Miscellanea	42	11	– 73.8
Absence of ENT disease	30	9	– 70
Total	650	125	– 80.8

*Pre-COVID-19 time: from February 8th to March 8th, 2020. **Post-COVID-19 time: from March 9th to April 9th, 2020