Prevalence of aural disorders in patients presented to OPD: A hospital case study

The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of aural disorders in patients presented to OPD in JMC hospital in a rural village Pepla, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. 80 OPD patients were presented from June 2021 2022. Out of these 80 patients, 29 were diagnosed with aural disorders. The prevalence of aural disorders was 36.25%. Prevalence of patients diagnosed with CSOM was 3. 44% and those with ASOM was 96.55%. The age range was from 1030 years with mean age range of 17.5 years. The age group which is commonly affected with ASOM was between 10 -15 years whereas patient diagnosed with CSOM was of age 6 years. Gender wise prevalence of aural disorders revealed highest prevalence rate among females (65.51%) than males (34.48%). Among the diagnosed aural disorders, patients with ASOM affected were more of females (64.28%) than in males (35.71%). The present study concluded that females were prone to aural disorders than males in rural area.