Author(s)

Mamadou Mouctar Ramata Diallo¹, Sayon Kourouma², Oumou Amadou Diallo³, Ibrahima Diallo⁴, Francine Haba¹, Alsény Cisse⁵, Raphan Madi Kaba Keita⁶, Abdoulaye Keita⁴, Alpha Oumar Diallo³

¹ENT Department, Mamou Regional Hospital, Mamou, Guinea.
²ENT Department, Conakry Military Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
³ENT Department, IgnaceDeen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
⁴ENT Department, Donka National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea.
⁵ENT Department, Labé Regional Hospital, Labé, Guinea.
⁶ENT Department, N’Zérékoré Regional Hospital, N’Zérékoré, Guinea.

Introduction: External otitis (OE) is an acute or chronic inflammation or infection of the external ear resulting from an imbalance in the external auditory canal secondary to microtrauma, maceration, eczema, or a foreign body in the external auditory canal. Objective: To study cases of external otitis at the Mamou Regional Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study conducted over a period of six (6) months from July 1st to December 31st, 2016. It included all patients admitted to the ENT department of the Mamou Regional Hospital. Results: During the study period, 712 patients were admitted to the department for various pathologies, of which 103 met our selection criteria, representing a frequency of 14.46%. The mean age of the patients was 33.74 years with a range of 1 to 90 years. Males predominated in the sample, accounting for 59.22%. The vast majority of patients resided in urban areas, constituting 61.17% of the sample. In our study, all patients consulted for otalgia (100%), and over half (53.39%) for hypoacusis. We formally identified rhinitis in 66.66% of cases, while diabetes was found in only 4 patients (11.11%). Otomycosis was the most commonly identified condition (53.39%), followed by furuncles (33.98%). Ear drops containing antibiotics were administered to all patients, although 66.60% received antibiotic therapy. Conclusion: External otitis is a relatively common condition, particularly among children and the elderly. Diagnosis can be made based on pain upon traction of the pinna and pressure on the tragus.

External Otitis, ENT, Mamou Regional Hospital

Diallo, M. , Kourouma, S. , Diallo, O. , Diallo, I. , Haba, F. , Cisse, A. , Keita, R. , Keita, A. and Diallo, A. (2024) External Otitis: Epidemiological, Clinical, Etiological, and Therapeutic Aspects at the Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Department of Mamou Regional Hospital. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 13, 213-224. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2024.133020.