Table 1 Preoperative characteristics of patients with JPs.
Parameter | No of patients (n = 56, %) |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Female | 38 (67.9) |
Male | 18 (32.1) |
Left | 29 (51.8) |
Right | 27 (48.2) |
Bilateral | 8 (14.3) |
Age, years (mean) | 23–76 (45.5) |
Symptoms | |
Pulsatile tinnitus | 42 (75) |
Aural fullness | 11 (19.6) |
Ear pain | 4 (7.1) |
Otorrhea | 2 (3.6) |
Conductive hearing loss | 4 (7.1) |
Sensorineural hearing loss | 39 (69.6) |
Facial palsy | 15 (26.8) |
Signs | |
IX CN deficit | 1 (1.8) |
X CN deficit | 10 (17.8) |
XI CN deficit | 1 (1.8) |
XII CN deficit | 8 (14.3) |
Reddish mass behind eardrum | 26 (46.4) |
External auditory canal mass | 24 (42.9) |
