[Care for elderly patients at an ENT clinic. Descriptive study]. / Asistencia a ancianos en una consulta de ORL. Estudio descriptivo.

We report the results of a descriptive one-year study of the disorders encountered in patients over 65 in an ENT clinic. Out of a total of 1,516 patients, 439 were over 65: 57.86% (n = 254) women and 42.14% (n = 185) men. Patients consulted mainly for ear disorders (n = 284, 61.21%). Cerumen obstruction accounted for 29.84% of all new patients. Chronic pharyngitis (n = 58) was the second most frequent complaint and affected 82.8% of women. Malignant tumors were present in 2.2% of new patients.