Table 2:

Symptomatic patient characteristics and indications for temporal bone CT imaginga

Symptomatic Patients
Median age (range) (yr)50 (14–87)
No. of males (%)43 (42.2%)
Imaging indication
 Dizziness52 (51.0%)
 Hearing loss16 (15.7%)
 Suspected SSCD14 (13.7%)
 Tinnitus7 (6.9%)
 Vertigo6 (5.9%)
 Otosclerosis3 (2.9%)
 Multiple auditory/vestibular symptoms3 (2.9%)
 Mass involving otic capsule1 (1.0%)
  • a Symptomatic patients with multiple symptoms were classified on the basis of their primary symptom, so that there is no overlap between imaging indications.