Analysis of External Ear Morphometry in University Students

Year 2024, Volume: 16 Issue: 3, 69 - 73, 31.12.2024

Nihal Gürlek Çelik

https://doi.org/10.35514/mtd.2024.114

Abstract

Aim: We aim to obtain data for our society by comparing the auricula's right and left morphometric measurements according to sex and side.
Material and Methods: Our study was conducted with the voluntary participation of 60 healthy individuals (30 female, 30 male) between the ages of 18 and 26 studying at Amasya University Health Services Vocational School. Ear measurements of individuals with no anomalies related to the outer ear and who had not undergone surgery or trauma were made using a digital carbon fiber caliper. The measurement results were stated in mm.
Results: The right PAL, PAW, and MAL measurement results and the left PAL and PAW measurement results of males were statistically higher than those of females. Other parameters were not statistically different in males and females. The variables' right and left side values were not statistically different in the whole group, in males and females.
Conclusion: We believe that knowing the dimensions of the auricula will be important in surgical procedures and in determining sex and identity.

Keywords

Auricula, Sex, Morphometry

Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Dış Kulak Morfometrisinin Analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Auricula’nın sağ ve sol morfometrik ölçümlerini cinsiyete ve tarafa göre karşılaştırarak kendi toplumumuza ait veriler elde etmeyi amaçlamaktayız.
Materyal ve Metodlar: Çalışmamız Amasya Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu’nda öğrenim gören 18-26 yaş arası 60 sağlıklı bireyin (30 kadın, 30 erkek) gönüllü katılımı ile gerçekleşmiştir. Dış kulak ile ilgili herhangi bir anomalisi olmayan, cerrahi ya da travma geçirmemiş bireylerin kulak ölçümleri digital karbon fiber kaliper kullanılarak yapıldı. Ölçüm sonuçları mm cinsinden belirtildi.
Bulgular: Erkeklerin sağ FAU, FAG, MAU ölçüm sonuçları ile sol FAU ve FAG ölçüm sonuçları kadınlara göre istatistiksel olarak yüksekti. Diğer parametreler kadın ve erkeklerde istatistiksel olarak farklı değildi. Tüm grupta, erkeklerde ve kadınlarda değişkenlerin sağ ve sol taraf değerleri istatistiksel olarak farklı değildi.
Sonuç: Auricula’nın boyutlarının bilinmesi cerrahi işlemelerde, cinsiyet ve kimlik tayininde önemli olacağı kanaatindeyiz.

Keywords

Auricula, Cinsiyet, Morfometri

Ethical Statement

Permission was obtained from the Amasya University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee, with the decision numbered 2024/82.

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