T32 common disease of ears

otitis externa - what

infection/inflammation of outer ear (auditory canal)

otitis externa - symptoms

otalgia (ear pain), hearing loss

otitis externa - common in who

adults

otitis externa - treatment

topical antibiotics

otitis externa - risk factor

swimming

otitis media - common in who

kids

why is otitis media common in kids

kids have horizontal eustachian tube → drain ไม่ค่อยดี

otitis media - what

inflammation of middle ear (ossicles, eustachian tube)

eustachian tube - function

equalize pressure, work as drainage pathway

otitis media - symptoms

pain, conductive hearing loss

otitis media - treatment

high dose amoxicillin

otitis media - worsen progressions

facial palsy, mastoiditis

infection of internal ear - symptoms

vertigo, nausea & vomiting, sensorineural hearing loss

vertigo - types

peripheral (relate to ear), central (relate to CNS)

menieres - what

too much fluid in inner ear

menieres - criteria

fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitis, aural fullness

aural fullness - what

feel like ear is blocked

tinnitis - what

ringing in ear

central vertigo - cause

stroke

central vertigo - symptoms

neurological signs

central or peripheral vertigo - which one more concerning

central

bppv - stands for

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

bppv - chief complaint

room spinning

bppv - how to diagnose

patient sit up → hold them while falling down;

patient eye rotate (nystagmus) → positive for bbpv

bppv - cause

shift of calcium carbonate in ear

bppv - recommendations for patient

decrease salt intake

conductive hearing loss - occur in what part of ear

outer & middle ear

otorrhea - what

chronic liquid discharge from ear

cholesteotoma - what

benign, slow growing squamous skin cell growth in middle ear

cholesteotoma - can cause what problems

damage of ear, hearing loss

acute otitis media - when to refer?

failure of resolution, persistent discharge, worsen complications

otitis media effusion - what

non-infectious fluid in middle ear

otitis media effusion - symptoms

aural fullness, hearing loss

cerumen impaction - what

earwax buildup that blocks ear canal

why does ear have high capability to survive

ear is highly vascularized

what condition can be secondary to cholesteotoma

otorrhea