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Otitis externa. A moderate case of otitis externa. There is narrowing of the ear channel, with a small amount of exudate and swelling of the outer ear. Otitis externa, also called swimmer's ear, [1] is inflammation of the ear canal. [2] It often presents with ear pain, swelling of the ear canal, and occasionally decreased hearing. [2]
Otalgia, earache. Examination of the ear canal and eardrum. Specialty. ENT surgery. Ear pain, also known as earache or otalgia, is pain in the ear. [1][2] Primary ear pain is pain that originates from the ear. Secondary ear pain is a type of referred pain, meaning that the source of the pain differs from the location where the pain is felt.
Otitis. Otitis is a general term for inflammation in ear or ear infection, inner ear infection, middle ear infection of the ear, in both humans and other animals. When infection is present, it may be viral or bacterial. [1][2] When inflammation is present due to fluid build up in the middle ear and infection is not present it is considered ...
Current evidence-based guidelines stress the importance of pain management during early infection and offer practical ways to prevent antibiotic resistance. Ear infections are one of the most ...
Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear. [ 2 ] One of the two main types is acute otitis media (AOM), [ 3 ] an infection of rapid onset that usually presents with ear pain. [ 1 ] In young children this may result in pulling at the ear, increased crying, and poor sleep. [ 1 ] Decreased eating and a fever may also be ...
Mastoiditis. Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Mastoid process labeled near center.) 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.
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as quinsy, is an accumulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. [2] Symptoms include fever, throat pain, trouble opening the mouth, and a change to the voice. [1] Pain is usually worse on one side. [1] Complications may include blockage of the airway or aspiration pneumonitis.
pain in the ear, jaw and/or neck; taste loss in the front two-thirds of the tongue; dry mouth and eyes; an erythematous vesicular rash in the ear canal, the tongue, and/or hard palate. [citation needed] [2] Because the vestibulocochlear nerve is in proximity to the geniculate ganglion, it may also be affected and patients may also experience ...