Ear Trauma in Orlu, Nigeria: A Five-Year Review

Abstract

To review the presentation, types and aetiology of ear trauma and various factors affecting ear trauma in our patients over a 5 year period. All patients treated for ear trauma over a 5 year period were studied using their clinical records. Data extracted were analysed using SPSS version 11 software. The results were presented in simple descriptive and tabular forms. Forty-one patients, 18(43.90%) males and 23(56.10%) females were studied, ages 12-43 years, average 26.3 + 5 years. Blows/Slaps (65.85%) from assault was the commonest aetiology while bleeding from the ear (73.17%), hearing loss (70.73%) and tympanic membrane perforation (68.29%) were the most frequent presentations. Ear trauma is common and mostly affects the tympanic membrane. Sudden increase in canal pressure from blows/slaps was the major mechanism of injury. Management outcome was good except for few late presenters with compilations.

Composite Conchal Loss From Bluetooth Headset Device: An Interesting Case Report

“…Majority (65%) of the patients sustained ear injury due to slaps/blows, 29% due to road traffic accidents and only 2.4% due to foreign body. In this study, no injury was reported due to the usage of Bluetooth device [1]. Another recent study (105 patients) conducted by Colodzynski et al concluded that the main cause of ear injury in their study…”

“…A ny trauma to the side of the head can cause injury to the ear due to its prominent position. In our clinical practice, we encounter most of the ear injuries due to road traffic accidents and assaults (slap and human bite) [1,2]. Chances of injuries are more increased due to distraction caused by talking while driving a vehicle.…”

Incidence and characteristics of Traumatic Tympanic Membrane perforation

“…This is also supported by another study from Nigeria by Chukuezi who found that the age ranged from 12–43 years with average of 26.3 ± 5 years. 3 , 8 Majority of the patients (24, 50%) were in 3rd decade of life in this study. This 3 rd decade of life is also commonly involved in studies of Rabbani, Dawood and Onotai (65.7%, 40.30%, and 28.57%), because the people in this decade are more active and prone to violence.…”

Reconstrução de orelha pós-amputação traumática: relato de caso

“…Contudo, somente em 1597, Tagliacozzi focalizou o problema pertinente ao tema em seu livro De curtorum chirurgia per institionem. Não obstante, deve-se a Dieffenbach, em 1845, os primeiros passos com o uso de retalhos cutâneos, especialmente do couro cabeludo, para reparar deformidades da orelha 6 .…”