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Hemotympanum is often the result of basilar skull fracture. [1] Hemotympanum refers to the presence of blood in the middle ear, which is the area behind the eardrum. In most cases, the blood is trapped behind the eardrum, so no discharge is visible. Treating hemotympanum depends on the underlying cause.
Hemotympanum; Conductive or perceptive deafness, nystagmus, vomiting; In 1–10% of patients, optic nerve entrapment occurs. [4] The optic nerve is compressed by the broken skull bones, causing irregularities in vision. Serious cases usually result in death
Blood in the ear (Hemotympanum) 34 Decreased reflexes: 34 Extremity weakness or paralysis: 32 Chest pain: 29 Irregular breathing or apnea: 29 Vomiting: 29 Coma without convulsions 26 Coughing blood 23 Sensory loss: 21 Stupor and confusion: 18 Vision changes: 20 Cardiac arrest: 16 Headache: 16 Unilateral motor changes 16 Change in gait or ataxia: 14
Mastoiditis is the result of an infection that extends to the air cells of the skull behind the ear. Specifically, it is an inflammation of the mucosal lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air cell system inside [1] the mastoid process.
Signs of break in the base of the skull may include bruising behind the ears or around the eyes, or blood behind the ear drum. Blood or cerebrospinal fluid can leak from the nose or ear
The distances between the dens and surrounding structures are also key features that can suggest the diagnosis, with the normal distance between the dens and basion (i.e., dens–basion interval; BDI) measuring less than 9 mm on CT, and the distance between the atlas and dens (i.e., atlas–dens interval; ADI) measuring less than 3 mm on CT, although this can be increased in cases of ...
The acoustic reflex (also known as the stapedius reflex, [1] stapedial reflex, [2] auditory reflex, [3] middle-ear-muscle reflex (MEM reflex, MEMR), [4] attenuation reflex, [5] cochleostapedial reflex [6] or intra-aural reflex [6]) is an involuntary muscle contraction that occurs in the middle ear in response to loud sound stimuli or when the person starts to vocalize.
A myringotomy is a surgical procedure in which an incision is created in the eardrum (tympanic membrane) to relieve pressure caused by excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus from the middle ear.