Providing the physicians in Part 2 with information about otalgia and TM mobility led to the following changes in their diagnoses: Learning of the presence of otalgia led to a change in diagnosis ...

Sep 29, 2017 · Patients of all ages can present with hearing loss. How well would you have managed with these three very different cases?

Jun 12, 2025 · Most acute otitis media infections resolve without complications; however, some children have more serious infections, and these infections have been termed complex acute otitis media.

Jun 10, 2005 · Response from Judith Shannon Lynch, MS, MA, APRN-BC, FAANP Chronic otalgia (earache) is a common occurrence for many adults. Although acute otitis media, otitis media with …

Dec 26, 2013 · The clinician should prescribe antibiotic therapy for AOM (bilateral or unilateral) in children aged 6 months and older with severe signs or symptoms (eg, moderate or severe otalgia for …

Jun 28, 2012 · Acute otitis externa is characterized by pruritus and otalgia (often severe), otorrhea (clear, yellow, and foul-smelling), sensation of aural fullness, tragal tenderness, diffuse EAC edema …

May 5, 2015 · The patient denied otalgia, otorrhea, or vertigo. He had no history of otologic trauma or surgery, recreational or occupational noise exposure, or ear infections.

Jul 27, 2016 · A 52-year-old woman's symptoms initially suggest polychondritis, but a viral infection could be to blame. Dr Stephen Paget shares the case details.

Mar 2, 2016 · Symptoms of inflammation of the external auditory canal, including otalgia, itching/pruritus, or aural fullness; Signs of inflammation of the external auditory canal, including tenderness of the ...

Apr 29, 2014 · Treatment guidelines increasingly recommend that azithromycin not be used to treat many common infections. Are you prescribing it correctly? Test yourself with this case challenge.