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Ear Revision (Differentials (Sensorineural Hearing Loss (Toxic…
Ear Revision
Differentials
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Vertigo
Central Causes
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Drugs: aminoglycosides, alcohol
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Ear Discharge
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Trauma (external canal, TM)
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Otalgia
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Referred Pain
CNVII: Bells', Ramsay Hunt
CNV: nasal malignancy, oral cavity lesion, dental pain
CNIX: tongue base, tonsil malignancy, tonsillitis, quinsy, neuralgia
CNX: laryngeal, pharyngeal, oesophageal pathology
Cervical plexus: C2, C3 root lesion
Hx to focus :
HL
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Time of onset
Acute: OE, OM, toxicity, trauma, infection, compression (schwannoma)
Chronic age related SNHL, noise excess
Fluctuation: Meniere's, middle ear effusion
Ear discharge
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Copious: OM w/ perforation, cholesteatoma
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Tinnitus and vertigo
Meniere's, schwannoma, ototoxicity
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Drugs: aspirin, loop diuretics, chemotherapy, aminoglycosides
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Vertigo
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Duration: S/M = BPPV, M/H = Meniere's, D/W = vestibulitis
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Menieres: episodic vertigo, aural fullness, tinnitus, flucuating HL
Emergency = ear discharge & vertigo = spread to OI, may become intracranail
Ear Discharge
Discharge
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Purulent, copious: cholesteatoma
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Otalgia
Dull, mild = OM, PTT dysfunction
Deep, severe = malignancy
Severe, stabbing = neuralgia
Chewing or opening mouth = OE, TMJ
Examination
HL
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Otoscope
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Tympanic membrane
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Colour (pinky white, translucent
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Ear Discharge
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TM: OM discharge, grommets, cholesteatoma, polyps
Pain
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Audiogram, tympanometry
Abnormal? Cholesteatoma, OM, OE
Normal: neck exam, flexible nasoendoscoep
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