Exploration of the auricle morphology of young adults from 10 countries (opens in new tab)

This study aimed to compare auricle morphology across individuals from 10 countries. A total of 1,351 auricle photographs from 676 student volunteers (367 males, 309 females) at Karabük University were analyzed. Participants originated from Türkiye, Chad, Morocco, Gabon, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Senegal, Syria, and Jordan/Palestine. Morphological parameters included external auricle shape, helix form, antihelix, triangular fossa, antitragus, incisura intertragica, tragus, earlobe shape, ...