Table 4. Numbers of Otology Outpatients Sorted by Anatomical Part and Main Diagnosis

Anatomical Part Main Diagnosis No. of Patients %
External ear & Tympanic membrane Otitis externa 14 18 1.6% 2.0%
Myringitis 2 0.2%
the other external ear diseases 2 0.2%
Middle ear Otitis media 46 91 5.2% 10.3%
Eustachian tube dysfunction 45 5.1%
Inner ear Meniere's symdrome 56 698 6.4% 79.3%
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo 27 3.1%
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss 113 12.8%
Vestibular Neuritis 12 1.4%
Tinnitus 388 44.1%
Hearing loss (except for SSNHL) 24 2.7%
Dizziness or giddiness 76 8.6%
the other inner ear diseases 2 0.2%
the Other Otalgia 71 73 8.1% 8.3%
Disorder of ear, unspecified 2 0.2%