Background: The external ear trauma is the most common in emergencies. Early diagnosis and treatment lead to the better outcome. Aim: To evaluate the outcome of the external ear trauma treatment.
Patients and methods: A prospective descriptive study on 64 patients with 67 ears diagnosed with the external ear trauma by clinical intervention.
Results: Ages 16-30 accounted for 46.9% majority. Males (84.4%) more than females (15.6%). Most of patients wereearly treated ≤ 6 hours (76.6%). Auricular trauma (68.7%) were more common than external auditory canal trauma (31.3%). The most common sites of auricular trauma were the upper haft of auricular (43.5%). Cartilage auditory canal trauma were more common with 57.1%. The most common type of injuries were skin lacerations revealed cartilage, bone (43.3%). Minor injuries were the most common with 52.2%. The mainly treatment was excision, suture (55.2%). The time for healing with <7 dayswas the most (65.7%). The majority of the external ear trauma without complications (91%). Most of the symptoms improved after 1 week and 1 month of treatment. Good results were the most common after 1 week of treatment (65.7%), and increased after 1 month of treatment (77.6%).
Conclusions: The more minor of the injuries and the earlier treatment of the external ear trauma lead to the better outcome of 1 month treatment.
Key words: The external ear trauma, the auricular trauma, the external auditory canal trauma
Auricular trauma and its management
