Overall Sample Number: 1630

Number of patients responding to this item: 1629

The total from Table I is used as the denominator for calculating percentages in the following tables.

II. PATIENTS WITH ONLY ONE LOCATION REPORTED

	N	% of 1629
Left ear	186	11.4
Inside head—left	10	0.6
Outside head—left	--	--
Not sure—left	1	0.1
Right ear	140	8.6
Inside head—right	8	0.5
Outside head—right	3	0.2
Not sure—right	--	--
Fills head	78	4.8
Inside top of head	5	0.3
Outside top of head	--	--
Surrounds head	1	0.1
Back of head	6	0.4
Other answer	46	2.8
Total	484	29.7

III. PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS REPORTED

	N	% of 1629
Both ears or sides (no other locations reported)	905	55.6
Both ears or sides PLUS one or more "head" locations	145	8.9
One ear or side PLUS one or more "head" locations	26	1.6
One ear PLUS one or more locations on same side	18	1.1
Multiple "head" locations	2	0.1
Multiple locations that include "Other" answers	49	3.0
Total	1145	70.3

IV. ALL LOCATIONS REPORTED (OCCURRING ALONE OR IN COMBINATIONS)

	N	% of 1629
Both ears	1026	63.0
Left ear	212	13.0
Inside head—left	91	5.6
Outside head—left	9	0.6
Not sure—left	2	0.1
Right ear	176	10.8
Inside head—right	80	4.9
Outside head—right	11	0.7
Not sure—right	--	--
Fills head	186	11.4
Inside top of head	22	1.4
Outside top of head	3	0.2
Surrounds head	5	0.3
Back of head	49	3.0
Other answer	96	5.9
Total	---	---

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