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Otalgia - (ANSWER)* Ear Pain
* Two types
1. Primary Otalgia
2. Referred Otalgia
Primary Otalgia - (ANSWER)Typically caused by:
* Otitis Externa
* Otitis Media
* Mastoiditis
* Auricular Infections
Differential Diagnosis for Otalgia - (ANSWER)* Otitis Externa
* Otitis Media
* Otitis Media with Effusion
* Eustachion Tube dysfunction
* Barotrauma
* Cerumen Impaction
* Dental Disease
* TMJ Joint dysfunction
* Perforated Tympanic Membrane
* Sunus Disease
* Cervical Lymphadenopathy
Differential Diagnosis for Hearing Loss - (ANSWER)* Presbycusis
* Noise Exposure
* Eustachian tube dysfunction
* Cerumen Impaction
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* Chronic Middle Ear infection, Effusion
* Otosclerosis
* Tympanosclerosis
* Cholesteatoma
* Trauma
* Congenital disorders
Tinnitus - (ANSWER)a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in one or both ears
Differential Diagnosis for Tinnitus - (ANSWER)* Otologic : Hearing loss, Meniere's disease, Acoustic
Neuroma
* Ototoxic medications or substances
* Neurologic: Multiple sclerosis, head injury
* Metabolic: thyrooid disorder, Hperlipidemia, vitamin b12 deficiency
* Pychogenic: depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia
Differential DX Mouth Sores - (ANSWER)* Food or Drug allergies
* Chemical irritation
* Dry Mouth
* Mechanical or thermal injury
* Infectious (Bacterial/Fungal)
* Host Immunosuppression
* Nutritional Deficiency
Pharyngitis (Sore throat) - (ANSWER)inflammation or infection of the pharynx
Differential Dx Pharyngitis - (ANSWER)* Streptococcal Infections
* Tonsillitis
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* HSV Infection
* Gonococcus
* Candidiasis
* Aphthous ulceration
* Influenza
* Rhino virus, Adenovirus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Coxasckievirus
*Mycoplasma Infection
inner ear - (ANSWER)
Structure of the Ear - (ANSWER)
Sensorineural Hearing Loss - (ANSWER)Caused by a lesion in the organ of corti or the central neural
pathways of the ear, including CN VIII and auditory cortex
Conductive Hearing Loss - (ANSWER)Hearing loss or impairment resulting from interference with the
transmission of sound waves to the cochlea
Presbycusis - (ANSWER)* Age related hearing loss
* Usually after age 50 when otic hair cells degenerate
* High frequency hearing loss that is equal bilateral
Differential Dx Sensorineural Hearing Loss - (ANSWER)* Presbycusis
* Meniere's Disease
* Tumors (Acoustic Neuroma)
* Medications (Aminoglycocides, aspirin, Quinine)
* Disease (Syphilis, viral infections such as mumps, or bacterial infection)