From: Sickness absence due to otoaudiological diagnoses; a descriptive nationwide study
Categories | Sick-leave diagnoses (ICD-10) | Number of sick-leave spellsa(%) |
---|---|---|
Otological | 1358 (100) | |
H60 Otitis externa | 128 (9.43) | |
H61 Other disorders of external ear | 29 (2.14) | |
H65 Nonsuppurative otitis media | 101 (7.44) | |
H66 Suppurative and unspecified otitis media | 493 (36.30) | |
H70 Mastoiditis and related conditions | 10 (0.74) | |
H71 Cholesteatoma of middle ear | 137 (10.09) | |
H72 Perforation of tympanic membrane | 109 (8.03) | |
H74 Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid | 43 (3.17) | |
H80 Otosclerosis | 252 (18.56) | |
H92 Otalgia and effusion of ear classified elsewhere | 16 (1.18) | |
H95 Postprocedural disorders of ear and mastoid process, not elsewhere classified | 16 (1.18) | |
Less than 10 sick-leave spells in 2005, summed | H62 Disorders of external ear in diseases classified elsewhere; H67 Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere; H68 Eustachian salpingitis and obstruction; H69 Other disorders of eustachian tube; H73 Other disorders of tympanic membrane; H75 Other disorders of middle ear and mastoid in diseases classified elsewhere; H94 Other disorders of ear in diseases | 24 (17.67) |
Hearing: | 1078 (100) | |
H83 Other diseases of inner ear | 37 (3.43) | |
H90 Conductive and sensorineural hearing loss | 609 (56.49) | |
H91 Other hearing loss | 432 (40.07) | |
Vertigo | 1532 (100) | |
H81 Disorders of vestibular function | 1516 (98.96) | |
H82 Vertiginous syndromes in diseases classified elsewhere | 16 (1.04) | |
Tinnitus | H93 Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified (including tinnitus and other abnormal auditory perceptions) | 1031 (100) |