Earache

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2013 May;31(2):413-42. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.02.001.

Abstract

Earache, a common emergency department presentation, may be caused by a variety of conditions, some distant from the ear. This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, otitis externa, otitis media with ruptured tympanic membrane or tympanostomy tubes, malignant otitis externa, mastoiditis and petrositis, traumatic ruptured tympanic membrane, cerumen impactions, and foreign bodies in the ears.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ear, Inner
  • Earache / diagnosis*
  • Earache / etiology
  • Earache / therapy
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
  • Foreign Bodies / therapy
  • Humans
  • Otitis Media / diagnosis
  • Otitis Media / drug therapy
  • Otitis Media / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents