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1. What is otalgia?: Ear pain-

2. Types of otalgia?: -Primary otalgia: originates within the ear

-Secondary otalgia: originates outside the ear

3. Causes of primary otalgia?: -Otitis externa

-Otitis media

-Mastoiditis

-Auricular infections

4. Referred otalgia causes?: -Dental abscesses

-Sinus infections

-Temporomandibular joint disorder

-Head and neck cancer

-Mastoiditis

5. Differential diagnosis of primary causes of otalgia?: Otitis externa


,Acute otitis media

Otitis media with effusion

Eustachian tube dysfunction

Barotrauma (pressure changes in the immediate atmosphere, such as when

flying)

Cerumen impaction

Perforated tympanic membrane

6. Differential diagnosis of secondary causes of otalgia?: Dental disease

Temporomandibular joint disorder

Sinus disease

Head and neck cancer

Pharyngitis or tonsillitis

Cervical lymphadenopathy

Cervicalgia

7. Hearing loss involving middle ear?: -Mechanical (conductive) problem

8. Hearing loss involving inner ear?: -Nerve-related (sensorineural) problem


, 9. Differential diagnosis of hearing loss?: Presbycusis

Noise exposure

Ototoxicity from medications

Eustachian tube dysfunction

Cerumen impaction

Otitis externa

Chronic middle ear infection, effusion

Otosclerosis

Tympanosclerosis

Cholesteatoma

Trauma

Congenital disorders

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss

10. What is tinnitus?: -Perception of sound in the ear, most often a buzzing

or ringing

-Symptom not a disease