Patients’ characteristic | Number of patients | (%) |
---|---|---|
Ear affected | Â | Â |
 Right | 161 | 53.49 |
 Left | 122 | 40.53 |
 Bilateral | 18 | 5.98 |
Duration of illness/months | Â | Â |
 0–6 | 66 | 21.93 |
 7–12 | 57 | 18.94 |
 13–24 | 123 | 40.86 |
 25–36 | 44 | 14.62 |
 >36 | 11 | 3.65 |
Presenting symptoms | Â | Â |
 Smell | 34 | 11.33 |
 Otalgia | 134 | 44.82 |
 Itching | 74 | 24.58 |
 Tinnitus | 97 | 32.23 |
  aOthers | 5 | 1.66 |