SYMPTOMS SIGNS OF EAR DISEASE

SYMPTOMS-

Pain, discharge, deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, facial paralysis

Pain- local and referred 

•  Local-  pinna,external ear, middle ear,inner ear,  
• Refereed-  tooth, tongue, tonsils,TM joint,hypopharynx,neck 

Discharge –pus, blood, watery.

Deafness-conductive, perceptive-sensory,neural Mixed,feigned

Tinnitus-noise in the ear

Dizziness-unsteadiness

Facial paralysis-due to location

SIGNS  :  

1. Pinna
2. External ear canal-
3. Tympanic membrane
4. Middle ear cavity
5. Fistula test,
6. Facial nerve test,
7. Tuning fork tests
8. Free field speech testing
9. Vestibuler function tests  

Pinna-redness, swelling, deformity scars  

External ear canal-narrowing discharge wax polyp blood,FB 

Tympanic membrane color features perforation cholesteatoma