Ear pain resident survival guide

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

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Overview

Ear pain or otalgia maybe it is the pain that originates outside the ear or pain that originates from the ear and the etiology can be difficult to establish because of the complex innervation of the ear.otalgia classified as primary which originated from the ear, and secondary which originated outside the ear. When the ear examination is abnormal, the source of the pain from the ear (primary otalgia). When the ear examination is typically normal, the source of the pain is not the ear(secondary otalgia). Secondary otalgia cause is often difficult to determine because the innervation of the ear is complex and there are many potential sources of referred pain.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

• temporal arteritis
• Myocardial infarction
• Thoracic aneurysms
• subdural hematoma
• lung cancer
• central line placement
• carotid artery aneurysm
• Pott puffy tumor

Common Causes

• Otitis media
• Otitis externa
• Temporomandibular joint syndrome
• Dental infections
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Diagnosis

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Treatment

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