earache

Information about earache

Name of Symptom/Sign:
Otalgia
Classifications and external resources
ICD-10H60. Otitis Externa H65.&H66. Otitis Media H92. Otalgia
ICD-9380.1 Otitis Externa 381 Otitis Media 388.7 Otalgia
DiseasesDB18027
eMedicineent/199 
For the British heavy metal record label, see Earache Records.
Otalgia is ear pain or an earache. Primary otalgia is from pain that originates inside the ear. Referred otalgia is from pain that originates from outside the ear.

Otalgia is not always associated with ear disease. It may be caused by several other conditions, such as impacted teeth, sinus disease, inflamed tonsils and infections in the nose and pharynx.

Primary otalgia

Ear pain can be caused by disease in the external, middle, or inner ear, but the three are indistinguishable in terms of the pain experienced.

External ear pain may be: Middle ear pain may be:

Secondary otalgia

Ear pain can be referred pain to the ears in five main ways: Psychogenic otalgia is when no cause to the pain in ears can be found, suggesting a functional origin. The patient in such cases should be kept under observation with periodic re-evaluation.

Diagnosis

It is normally possible to establish the cause of ear pain based on the history. It is important to exclude cancer where appropriate, particularly with unilateral otalgia in an adult who uses tobacco or alcohol.[1]

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References

1. ^ Amundson L (1990). "Disorders of the external ear.". Prim Care 17 (2): 213-31. PMID 2196606. 
The term symptom (from the Greek σύμπτωμα meaning 'chance', 'mishap' or 'casualty', itself derived from συμπιπτω
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The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD
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List of ICD-10 codes. The version for 2007 is available online at [1]

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II Neoplasms
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The Diseases Database is a free website that provides information about the relationships between medical conditions, symptoms, and medications.

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eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996 by Scott Plantz and Richard Lavely, two medical doctors. It was sold to WebMD in January 2006.
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Earache Records is a heavy metal-orientated record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992.
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Pain is a sensation transmitted from sensory nerves through the spinal cord and to the sensory area of the cerebrum, where the sensation is perceived. It is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional
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outer ear is the most external portion of the ear. The outer ear includes the pinnae (also called auricle), the ear canal, and the very most superficial layer of the ear drum (also called the tympanic membrane).
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The middle ear is the portion of the ear internal to the eardrum, and external to the oval window of the cochlea. The mammalian middle ear contains three ossicles, which couple vibration of the eardrum into waves in the fluid and membranes of the inner ear.
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Staphylococcus
Rosenbach 1884

Species

S. afermentans
S. aureus
S. auricularis
S. capitis
S. caprae
S. cohnii
S. epidermidis
S. felis
S.
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Pseudomonas
Migula 1894

Type species
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Species

P. aeruginosa group
P. aeruginosa
P. alcaligenes
P.

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Candida can have various meanings:
  • Candida (play)' is a comedic play by George Bernard Shaw published in 1898 that satirizes socialist reformers in the Church of England.

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Herpes zoster
Classification & external resources

Herpes zoster blisters on the neck and shoulder
ICD-10 B 02.
ICD-9 053

DiseasesDB 29119
MedlinePlus 000858
eMedicine med/1007   derm/180 emerg/823 oph/257 ped/996

Herpes zoster
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Otitis externa
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 H60
ICD-9 380.1 - 380.2

DiseasesDB 9401
MedlinePlus 000622
eMedicine ped/1688   emerg/350 Otitis externa ("swimmer's ear") is an inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal.
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Barotrauma, otitic & Barotrauma, sinus
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 T 70.0 , T 70.1
ICD-9 993.0 , 993.1

DiseasesDB 3491

eMedicine emerg/53   Barotrauma
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Iatrogenesis literally means "brought forth by a healer" (iatros means healer in Greek); as such, it can refer to good or bad effects, but it is almost exclusively used to refer to a state of ill health or adverse effect or complication caused by or resulting from medical
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The Eustachian tube (or auditory tube) is a tube that links the pharynx to the middle ear. In adults the Eustachian tube is approximately 35 mm long. It is named after the 16th century anatomist Eustachius.
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Otitis media
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 H65-H67
ICD-9 381 - 382

eMedicine EMERG/351   Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear: the small space between the ear drum and the inner ear.
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MeSH D008417 Mastoiditis is an infection of the mastoid process, the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear. It is usually caused by untreated acute otitis media (middle ear infection) and used to be a leading cause of child mortality.
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The trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve, also called the fifth nerve or simply V) is responsible for sensation in the face. It is similar to the spinal nerves C2–S5, which are responsible for sensation in the rest of the body.
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MeSH D009437 Neuralgia is a painful disorder of the nerves. Under the general heading of neuralgia are trigeminal neuralgia (TN), atypical facial pain, and postherpetic neuralgia (caused by shingles or herpes).
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Teeth (singular, tooth) are structures found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates that are used to tear, scrape, and chew food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or defense. The roots of teeth are covered by gums.
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Temporomandibular joint is the jaw joint and is frequently referred to as TMJ. There are two TMJs, one on either side, working in unison. The name is derived from the two bones which form the joint: the upper temporal bone
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For the toad wart, see parotoid gland.

The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands. It is found wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and it secretes saliva through Stensen's duct into the oral cavity, to facilitate mastication and swallowing.
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The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth of twelve pairs of cranial nerves. It exits the brainstem out from the sides of the upper medulla, just rostral (closer to the nose) to the vagus nerve.
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The Oropharynx (oral part of the pharynx) reaches from the soft palate to the level of the hyoid bone.

It opens anteriorly, through the isthmus faucium, into the mouth, while in its lateral wall, between the two palatine arches, is the palatine tonsil.
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Pharyngitis
Classification & external resources

Viral pharyngitis.
The oropharynx is swollen and red.
ICD-10 J 02. , J 31.2
ICD-9 462 , 472.1

DiseasesDB 24580
MedlinePlus 000655
eMedicine emerg/419  
MeSH D010612
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