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Prevalence of external auditory canal exostoses in Australian surfboard riders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

William Hurst ,
Michael Bailey  and
Benjamin Hurst
William Hurst
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Michael Bailey
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Frankston Hospital, Frankston, and Monash University Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Benjamin Hurst
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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Abstract

This paper assessed 300 surfboard riders, comprising 229 males and 71 females to determine the prevalence and rate of growth of exostoses in this population. A group of cold water swimmers and a control group were also examined.

Significant obstruction, defined as two thirds or more occlusion of the ear canal was noted in 90 of the male surfers and 10 female surfers. This degree of occlusion was found in seven of the 32 cold water swimmers.

A male surfer who has surfed regularly for 20 years or more has a one in two chance of developing significant obstruction of the external ear canal resulting from exostoses and this is a three in seven chance for females.

Keywords

Ear, ExternalSwimmingExostoses
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 5 , May 2004 , pp. 348 - 351
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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