DISEASES OF MIDDLE EAR
DISEASES OF MIDDLE EAR
DISEASES OF MIDDLE EAR
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Otoscopy<br />
Pneumatic otoscopy--- diagnostic clinical test<br />
Tympanometry – type B--diagnostic investigation<br />
PTA – conductive loss<br />
Type A<br />
DIAGNOSIS<br />
Acute OM<br />
o preceding URI<br />
o fever, otalgia, hearing loss, otorrhea<br />
o may have assoc. constitutional symptoms<br />
Chronic MEE (OME)<br />
o asymptomatic<br />
o hearing loss<br />
o “plugged”<br />
o “popping”<br />
The position of the tympanic membrane is a key for<br />
differentiating acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion.
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