Otalgia differential diagnosis
Overview
Based on the pain originates,differential diagnosis can be divided into primary and secondary categories.The causes of the Primary otalgia include,infectious,mechanical,neoplastic and inflammatory.Secondary otalgia originates other organ system. Most of the secondary causes related to head and neck.
Differentiating Otalgia from other Diseases
Based on the pain originates,differential diagnosis can be divided into primary and secondary categories.The causes of the Primary otalgia include,infectious,mechanical,neoplastic and inflammatory.Secondary otalgia originates other organ system. Most of the secondary causes related to head and neck.
Differentiating otalgia from other diseases on the basis of primary and secondary causes
| Disease | symptoms | physical examination |
|---|---|---|
| Otitis media | ||
| Otitis externa | ||
| Myringitis | ||
| Eustachian tube dysfunction | ||
| Cerumen impaction | ||
| Barotrauma | ||
| Cholesteatoma | ||
| Wegener granulomatosis | ||
| Sinusitis | ||
| Temporomandibular joint | ||
| Dental pathology | ||
| lymphadenopathy | ||
| pharyngitis | ||
| myocardial infarction | ||
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | ||
| Idiopathic or psychogenic |