Abstract
A 53-year-old female with bilateral hearing loss and otorrhea presented with bilateral external auditory canal stenosis that was due to chronic external otitis. Surgery was performed to enlarge the external auditory canal. We performed bilateral operation simultaneously because we assumed that the risk of hearing loss caused by the operation would be low and because the patient desired a successful outcome by one procedure. There was recurrence of stenosis, and the patient was satisfied with the outcome. Because external auditory canal stenosis can cause significant complications, patients with this condition require a close long-term follow-up with careful management, and when it was indicated, surgery should be performed at an early stage.
