Traumatic injuries to the ear | Diseases of the middle and inner ear |
- Abrasions or lacerations*
- Auricular hematoma
- Traumatic perforation of the TM
- Disruption of the ossicles¶
- Hemotympanum (blunt or barotrauma)
- Basilar skull fracture¶
- Associated intracranial injury¶
- Inner ear injury (blunt or barotrauma)¶
| - Acute otitis media*
- Eustachian tube dysfunction
- Otitis media with effusion*
- Otitis media with perforation*
- Otitis media with tympanostomy tubes*
- Myringitis
- Cholesteatoma¶
- Malignant tumor¶
- Complications of otitis media
- Mastoiditis¶
- Meningitis¶
- Brain abscess¶
- Venous sinus thrombosis¶
- Inner ear infection¶
- Facial nerve palsy¶
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Diseases of the auricle | Secondary otalgia |
- Cellulitis of the auricle*
- Perichondritis
- Herpes zoster oticus
- Local allergic reaction (bug bite)*
- Contact dermatitis*
- Sunburn*
- Frostbite
| - Pharyngitis*
- Stomatitis*
- Dental infection*
- Auricular lymphadenopathy or lymphadenitis*
- Sinusitis (maxillary)
- Parotitis
- TMJ arthritis*
- Facial nerve palsy
- Psychogenic
- Sinusitis*
- Cervical spine injury¶
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Diseases of the ear canal |
- Otitis externa*
- Bacterial*
- Fungal
- Malignant otitis externa¶
- Furunculosis
- Cerumen impaction*
- Foreign bodies*
- Granuloma
- Malignant tumor¶
- Contact dermatitis
- Eczema*
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