Otalgia classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

There are two distinct types of otalgia: Primary Otalgia - pain that originates from pathologies within the ear, Referred Otalgia - pain that originates from pathologies outside the ear and is referred to it.

Classification

Otalgia may be classified according to origination into two groups:

• Primary (originate ear)
• Secondary (originate other system)