Otolaryngological clinic outpatient statistics: 1973-1996: A further report *
A retrospective study was made of outpatient statistics for the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Kawasaki Medical School between December 1973 and December 1996. The number of patients with acute otitis media decreased gradually, while there was no change in the number of patients with otitis media with effusion. The number of patients with sensorineural hearing impairment and vertigo or dizziness increased admittedly. The number of patients with allergic rhinnitis had increased, but the number of patients with acute or chronic rhinnitis had decreased. There was a rapid increase in the number of patients with acute or chronic pharyngolaryngitis, but there was almost no change in the number of patients with acute or chronic tonsillitis. The number of patients with injuries, foreign bodies or functional disorders had increased gradually, as had the number of patients with facial palsy or recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. (Accepted Oil August fi, 1999) Kawasaki Igakkaishi 25( 3 ) 173-180, 1999
