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Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis The term external otitis (also known as otitis externa or swimmer’s ear) refers to inflammation of the external auditory canal or auricle, usually from infection. ●Risk factors Risk factors for developing external otitis include swimming (or other water exposure), trauma (eg, ear scratching, cotton swabs), occlusive ear devices […]
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Evaluation of earache in children The differential diagnosis of ear pain can be categorized by the anatomic site from which the pain originates. Patients with primary otalgia have pain originating from the ear itself. Secondary otalgia is referred pain, originating in another anatomic site but causing the sensation of arising from the ear. Cases of […]
Earwax Removal Syringe – How to Use at Home
otorrhea (ear discharge) in children Otorrhea means drainage of liquid from the ear. Otorrhea results from external ear canal pathology or middle ear disease with tympanic membrane perforation. ●Differential diagnosis The table provides a differential diagnosis for otorrhea in children. The history and physical examination will differentiate among most causes of otorrhea in children. […]
Forget Q-Tips — Here’s How You Should Be Cleaning Your Ears
External otitis: Pathogenesis, Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis The term external otitis (also known as otitis externa or swimmer’s ear) refers to inflammation of the external auditory canal or auricle, usually from infection. ●Risk factors Risk factors for developing external otitis include swimming (or other water exposure), trauma (eg, ear scratching, cotton swabs), […]
How to Perform an Ear Washout – ENT-Otolaryngology Skills
Acute otitis media (AOM) is an acute, suppurative infectious process marked by the presence of infected middle ear fluid and inflammation of the mucosa lining the middle ear space. The infection is most frequently precipitated by impaired function of the Eustachian tube, resulting in the retention and suppuration of retained secretions. AOM may also be […]
