Table 4.
Incidence of signs and symptoms preceding complications (%), for each diagnosis.
| AOM (n = 3) | NCCOM (n = 1) | CCOM (n = 11) | Total (n = 15) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Otorrhea | 3 | 100.0% | - | - | 11 | 100.0% | 14 | 93.3% |
| Hypacusis | 3 | 100.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 9 | 81.8% | 13 | 86.7% |
| Tinnitus | 2 | 66.7% | 1 | 25.0% | 8 | 72.7% | 11 | 73.3% |
| Otalgia | 3 | 100.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | 36.4% | 8 | 53.3% |
| Vertigo | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 25.0% | 5 | 45.5% | 7 | 46.7% |
| Nausea/vomiting | 1 | 33.3% | - | 0.0% | 2 | 18.2% | 3 | 20.0% |
| Nystagmus | 1 | 33.3% | - | 0.0% | 2 | 18.2% | 3 | 20.0% |
AOM: Acute otitis media; NCCOM: Non-cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media; CCOM: Chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media.