Table 1.
Clinical data and result analysis of 85 cases (90 ears) of EACC.
| — | — | Number of samples | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | Cases | 85 | — |
| — | Ears | 90 | — |
| Sex | — | — | — |
| — | Male | 31 | 36% |
| — | Female | 54 | 64% |
| Age | — | — | — |
| — | Minimum | 14 | — |
| — | Maximum | 93 | — |
| Sides | — | — | — |
| — | Left | 52 (ears) | 58% |
| — | Right | 38 (ears) | 42% |
| Monaural | — | — | — |
| Binaural | Monaural | 80 (ears) | 94% |
| — | Binaural | 5 (ears) | 6% |
| Acquired primary/secondary | — | — | — |
| — | Primary | 83 (ears) | 92% |
| — | Secondary | 7 (ears) | 8% |
| Secondary disease | — | — | — |
| — | External auditory canal tumor | 2 (ears) | 2% |
| — | Atresia of external auditory canal | 1 (ear) | 1% |
| — | After radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma | 4 (ears) | 4% |
| Clinical features | — | — | — |
| — | Ear stuffiness | 54 | 64% |
| — | Ear pain | 48 | 567% |
| — | Hearing loss | 55 | 65% |
| — | Tinnitus | 12 | 14% |
| — | Ear discharge | 15 | 18% |
| — | Ear bleeding | 5 | 6% |
| — | Ear itching | 6 | 7% |
| — | Ear mouth opening pain | 4 | 5% |
| Hearing condition | — | — | — |
| — | Normal | 5 (ears) | 6% |
| — | Conductive deafness | 10 (ears) | 11% |
| — | Mixed deafness | 12 (ears) | 13% |
| — | Sensorineural hearing loss | 5 (ears) | 6% |
| Udayabhanu stage | |||
| — | I | 43 (ears) | 48% |
| — | II | 40 (ears) | 44% |
| — | IIIA | 7 (ears) | 8% |
| — | IIIB | 0 | 0 |
| Combined with other diseases of middle ear and external ear | — | — | — |
| — | Otitis externa | 31 (ears) | 34% |
| — | Secretory otitis media | 4 (ears) | 4% |
| — | Tympanic membrane perforation | 10 (ears) | 11% |
| — | Atresia of external auditory canal | 1 (ear) | 1% |
| Anesthesia | — | — | — |
| — | Local | 64 (67 ears) | 75% (74%) |
| — | General | 21 (23 ears) | 25% (26%) |
| Ossicular chain reconstruction | — | — | — |
| — | No | 88 (ears) | 98% |
| — | PORP | 1 (ear) | 1% |
| — | TOPR | 0 (ear) | 0 |
| — | Autogenous ossicles | 1 (ear) | 1% |