Table 1 Partial clinical data of the 30 participants
No | Sex | Age (years) | Side | Severity of auricular deformity | Accessory auricle | EAC | Contralateral ear | Jahrsdoerfer scores | Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 6 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia | (–) | 9 | (–) |
2 | F | 5 | R | (–) | No | Atresia | (–) | 7 | (–) |
3 | M | 6 | R | Grade III | No | Atresia | EACS | 7 | Left side VSB implantation |
4 | M | 5 | R | Grade II | No | Atresia | (–) | 7 | (–) |
5 | M | 5 | R | Grade II | No | Atresia | (–) | 8 | (–) |
6 | M | 6 | R | (–) | No | Atresia | (–) | 10 | (–) |
7 | F | 7 | L | Grade I | No | Atresia with a shallow concavity | (–) | 8 | (–) |
8 | F | 8 | R | (–) | No | Atresia | CAA | 9 | Left side auricle reconstruction + BB implantation |
9 | F | 7 | R | (–) | No | Atresia | (–) | 9 | (–) |
10 | F | 10 | R | Grade III | No | Atresia | (–) | 8 | Right side auricle reconstruction |
11 | M | 5 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia with a small orifice | (–) | 8 | (–) |
12 | F | 12 | R | Grade I | No | Atresia | (–) | 8 | (–) |
13 | F | 7 | R | (–) | No | Atresia with a small orifice | (–) | 10 | Wear a bone-conduction hearing aid |
14 | M | 23 | L | (–) | Yes | Atresia | (–) | 9 | (–) |
15 | F | 6 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia with a shallow concavity | (–) | 9 | Right accessory auricle excision |
16 | M | 7 | R | Grade II | No | Atresia | (–) | 9 | (–) |
17 | F | 6 | R | Grade III | No | Atresia | (–) | 7 | Right side auricle reconstruction |
18 | M | 17 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia | Accessory auricle | 8 | Bilateral side accessory auricle excision |
19 | F | 19 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia | (–) | 7 | (–) |
20 | M | 10 | R | Grade II | No | Atresia | (–) | 8 | Right side auricle reconstruction + EAC canaloplasty + tympanoplasty |
21 | M | 5 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia with a shallow concavity | Accessory auricle | 7 | Wear a bone-conduction hearing aid |
22 | F | 30 | L | (–) | No | Atresia | (–) | 8 | (–) |
23 | F | 19 | L | (–) | No | Atresia | EACS with cholesteatoma | 7 | Right side EAC canaloplasty + tympanoplasty |
24 | M | 9 | R | Grade III | No | Atresia | (–) | 9 | Right side auricle reconstruction |
25 | M | 6 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia | Accessory auricle + preauricular flstula | 7 | Bilateral side accessory auricle + right side preauricular flstula excision |
26 | F | 12 | L | Grade I | Yes | Atresia with a shallow concavity | (–) | 8 | Left side accessory auricle excision |
27 | M | 8 | R | Grade II | Yes | Atresia with a small orifice | (–) | 9 | Right side auricle reconstruction + EAC canaloplasty + preauricular flstula excision |
28 | M | 8 | L | (–) | Yes | Atresia | (–) | 9 | Left side accessory auricle excision |
29 | F | 10 | R | Grade II | No | Atresia | (–) | 7 | (–) |
30 | F | 4 | R | (–) | Yes | Atresia with a small orifice | (–) | 9 | Wear a bone-conduction hearing aid |