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Earache (cont.)

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Earache Symptoms

Inflammation of any type will cause pain, swelling, and reddness.

Otitis Externa

Otitis externa symptoms include:

  • gradual development of an earache;

  • individuals with mild cases may describe an itch instead of pain;

  • touching or pulling on the ear helix (upper rim) worsens the pain;

  • hearing loss;

  • ringing or buzzing sounds in the ear;

  • blocked or full sensation in the ear;

  • swelling of the ear; and

  • thick drainage from the ear canal and helix.

Otitis Media

Pain in the ear (most common symptom), although infants and young children may not be able to localize the pain and may have be fussy and irritable.

Other symptoms of otitis media include:

  • hearing loss;

  • ringing or buzzing sounds in the ear;

  • full or plugged sensation in the ear;

  • fever; and

  • occasionally, discharge from the ear (eardrum ruptures and the infected fluid drains out);

Other symptoms of otitis media in infants include:

Bullous Myringitis

Symptoms of bullous myringitis include pain in the ear. The pain may be extreme but also may suddenly resolve if the bulla spontaneously ruptures, decreasing the pressure in the blister.

Other symptoms include:

  • fever;

  • hearing loss; and

  • bloody drainage from the ear canal.
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