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This study aimed at determining the normal anthropometric measurements of external ear in males and females and their comparison on either sides and in either sex. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out on 147 medical students of BRIMS, Bidar Karnataka with no evidence of congenital ear anomalies or previous ear surgeries. The study cohort consisted of 70 females and 77 males aged 18-25years. Vernier Calipers were used to measure the bilateral sizes of auricles. Parameters were total ear height, ear width, lobular height and lobular width. OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS: It was observed that all parameters were significantly larger on right side in both males and females which was statistically significant. All measurements were found higher in males than in females on both sides, total ear height and ear width were found to be significantly greater. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the normal anthropometric study will have implications in the cosmetic surgeries, correction of malformations, designing of head phones, ear phones and hearing aids.
Shireen et al. (2015) studied this question.