Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal: Influence of age on incidence and outcomes in a Japanese population
Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal: Influence of age on incidence and outcomes in a Japanese population
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外耳道异物：年龄对日本人群发病率和结果的影响
DOI：
10.1111/ggi.13048
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Yamashita Jun-ichi
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作者：
Nakao Yoshio;Tanigawa Tohru;Murotani Kenta;Yamashita Jun-ichi
目的耳鼻喉科医生偶尔会观察到外耳道异物（FB），尽管相对较少的研究集中在年龄在这种情况下的作用。方法我们回顾性地比较了不同年龄组的FB在EAC中的发生率，结果和并发症。46名成年人（37%）和56名老年人（44%）。与成年人相比，老年人更可能患有FB（峰值年龄75-79岁），是女性（18/46 vs 34/56，P= 0.0461），并且不知道他们的FB（18/46 vs 34/56，P= 0.0461）。我们观察到，所有EAC FB在夏季更常见，在冬季没有观察到生物FB。并发症更常见的情况下，生物FB，与非生物FB（5/27 vs 6/99，P= 0.0421）。ConclusionOur研究结果表明，老年人特别容易受到FB，往往不知道他们的FB，并可能发展并发症。在EAC中治疗FB之前应考虑这些特征。Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17：2131-2135。
AimOtolaryngologists occasionally observe foreign bodies (FB) in the external auditory canal (EAC), although relatively few studies have focused on the role of age in this condition.MethodsWe retrospectively compared the incidences, outcomes and complications of FB in the EAC in different age groups.ResultsThe patients at our center included 24 children (19%), 46 adults (37%) and 56 older adults (44%). Compared with adults, older adults were significantly more likely to have FB (peak age 75–79 years), be women (18/46vs34/56,P= 0.0461) and be unaware of their FB (18/46vs34/56,P= 0.0461). We observed that all EAC FB were more common during the summer, and biotic FB were not observed during the winter. Complications were more common in cases of biotic FB, compared with abiotic FB (5/27vs6/99,P= 0.0421).ConclusionOur findings show that older adults are particularly susceptible to FB, are frequently unaware of their FB and can develop complications. These characteristics should be considered before treating FB in the EAC.Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 2131–2135.