OTOLOGICAL TRAUMA:: AN EXPERIENCE AT CMH PESHAWER

Otological Trauma

Abstract

Objective: To study the pattern of otological trauma sustained by troops serving in Operation AI Mezan.
Design: A cross sectional study.
Place and Duration: Department of ENT CMH Peshawar. Data collected from hospital admission and discharge register and ENT OPD register from December 2008 to September 2010.
Patients and Methods: Data of all patients of otological trauma was recorded. Nature of otological injuries was recorded along with relevant investigations and the data was studied.
Results: Tympanic membrane damage is the most common otological injury observed among cases of ear trauma.
Conclusion: All patients of blast trauma should have otological assessment and audiometry