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Mastoiditis symptoms

Related articles: Mastoiditis Definition Mastoiditis is the inflammation of the mucosa that covers the bone cavities of the mastoid (posterior lateral portion of the temporal bone, which corresponds to the palpable bony protuberance behind the ear lobe). The inflammatory process, acute or chronic, of the mastoid is the most frequent complication of middle ear infections, which extend to the mastoid through a small cavity called the mastoid cavern

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Otalgia - Causes and Symptoms

2019

Related articles: Otalgia Definition Otalgia (or pain in the ear) is usually caused by inflammatory processes in the outer and middle ear, resulting in infections, obstructions or traumas. The intensity of the pain can vary from a slight discomfort to very intense pain. The onset of otalgia can be sudden or gradual

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Otorrhea - Causes and Symptoms

2019

Definition Otorrhea consists of fluid loss from the ear. In most cases, it is an inflammatory exudate, serous, serosematic, mucosal or purulent, originating from the external auditory canal or middle ear. Symptoms associated with otorrhea may include otalgia, fever, itching, dizziness, tinnitus, hearing loss and chewing pain

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Symptoms Barotraumatic otitis

2019

Definition Barotraumatic otitis is damage to the ear caused by a rapid and important variation between atmospheric pressure and that within the middle ear. It typically occurs due to a change in altitude during an airplane trip or in incorrectly performed scuba diving. The pressure in the ear drum is normally equal to the atomospheric pressure

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Symptoms Otitis

2019

Related articles: Otitis Definition Otitis is an inflammatory process, usually of an infectious nature, which affects the ear. It is called otitis externa when it affects the external auditory canal, with or without involvement of the tympanic membrane, of myringitis when it involves only the tympanic membrane, and of otitis media and internal if it involves, respectively, the middle ear or the inner ear

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Otosclerosis symptoms

2019

Related articles: Otosclerosis Definition Otosclerosis is a disease that affects the ear and leads to progressive hearing loss. The disorder originates at the otic capsule level (cartilaginous structure that contains and protects the auricular labyrinth), which is affected by a process of osteodystrophy (structural and functional degeneration of the bone tissue)

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Blood from the ear - Causes and Symptoms

2019

Definition Otorrhagia consists of the leakage of blood from the ear. This haemorrhage may originate spontaneously during acute or chronic infectious processes of the ear and in the case of cholesteatoma or cancer of the ear canal. The blood from the ear can also be post-traumatic, that is, manifest itself following ear or cranial traumas (eg accidental falls, road accidents, etc

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Symptoms Ménière syndrome

2019

Related articles: Ménière syndrome Definition Ménière's syndrome is an inner ear disease, characterized by recurrent vertigo that is particularly debilitating. This clinical picture depends on changes in pressure and volume in the labyrinthine endolymph, which negatively affects the function of the inner ear. In