Exclusion criteria for the whole population were the presence of an axis II diagnosis or another axis I diagnosis, a neurological or an Ear, Nose and Throat disorder, or a history of substance or alcohol misuse.
Of the patients seen for other disorders, 15.3% were seen for an ear, nose or throat disorder (ENT), 13.7% for rheumatology, 8.8% for respiratory, 7.6% for gastroenterology, 6.6% for dermatology, 4.2% for psychiatry, 2.5% for endocrinology, 2.3% for urology, 1.4% for neurology, and 23.6% for other disorders, such as ophthalmology, stomatology, nephrology, and haematology.
But within the profession of otolaryngology — the study of ear, nose, and throat disorders — Zeitels is also known as a prolific medical innovator, who has developed influential treatments for larynx cancer and other throat diseases.
The control groups consisted of girls and boys without ear, nose, and throat disorders.
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In 1881 Ayres worked as a household assistant to Edward Woakes, a doctor specialising in ear and throat disorders.
A search strategy was used with a combination of MESH terms and key words in collaboration with the Cochrane Ear, Nose, and Throat disorders group.
Significant differences between the two groups in the type of comorbidities present were also found (tumors: P < 0.01; thyroid disorders: P < 0.01; chronic ear, nose, and throat disorders: P = 0.03; ophthalmic disorders: P = 0.03).
The main complaints in descending order of prevalence concerned the following organs and systems: back (6.8%), gastrointestinal (5%), heart (5%), muscles and bones (4.5%), skin (4.5%), throat disorders (4.1%), coughing and bronchitis (3.2%).
A higher proportion of patients in the study group had chronic ear, nose, and throat disorders and ophthalmic disorders as comorbid diseases than in the control group, whereas the proportion of people in the control group with tumors and thyroid disorders as comorbid diseases was higher than the study group.
However, the CUI-set did not completely determine the topic in this case, since Q1 asked about strong smell in diaper and assigned the topic of "Children's Health," while Q2 was more about a smell disorder related to the topic of "Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders".
