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==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
Otitis media is often difficult to detect because most children affected by this disorder do not yet have sufficient speech and language skills to tell someone what is bothering them. Common signs to look for are:
Otitis media is often difficult to detect because most children affected by this disorder do not yet have sufficient speech and language skills to tell someone what is bothering them. Common signs to look for are:
* unusual irritability
* Unusual [[irritability]]
* difficulty sleeping
* Difficulty [[sleeping]]
* tugging or pulling at one or both ears
* Tugging or pulling at one or both ears
* [[fever]]
* [[Fever]]
* fluid draining from the ear
* Fluid draining from the ear
* [[loss of balance]]
* [[Loss of balance]]
* unresponsiveness to quiet sounds or other signs of hearing difficulty such as sitting too close to the television or being inattentive  
* Unresponsiveness to quiet sounds or other signs of hearing difficulty such as sitting too close to the television or being inattentive  


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Physical Examination

Otitis media is often difficult to detect because most children affected by this disorder do not yet have sufficient speech and language skills to tell someone what is bothering them. Common signs to look for are:

  • Unusual irritability
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Tugging or pulling at one or both ears
  • Fever
  • Fluid draining from the ear
  • Loss of balance
  • Unresponsiveness to quiet sounds or other signs of hearing difficulty such as sitting too close to the television or being inattentive

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