Tinnitus is defined as a sound a person hears that is generated by the body, rather than by outside source. Most tinnitus is subjective. This means the examiner cannot hear it, and there are no tools to measure or hear that sound. Objective tinnitus can arise from an aneurysm. This can be objectified and heard … [Read more…]
Ear irrigation is an important tool for adult and pediatric patients in the Emergency Department (ED) with ENT complaints. Irrigation can be used to clear ear cerumen, visualize tough-to-see tympanic membranes, and remove foreign bodies. This may reduce the need for subspecialist care and improve the patient’s hearing and quality of life.1 Commercial electronic and mechanical … [Read more…]
Otitis Externa (OE) is an inflammation, infectious or non-infectious, of the external auditory canal. In some cases, inflammation can extend to the outer ear, such as the pinna or tragus. OE can be classified as acute (lasts less than 6 weeks) or chronic (lasts more than 3 months). It is also known as swimmer’s ear … [Read more…]
Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear. The two main types are acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME). AOM is an infection of rapid onset that usually presents with ear pain. In young children, this may result in pulling at the ear, increased crying, and poor sleep.[rx] Decreased eating and fever may also be present.[rx] OME is typically … [Read more…]
Earache/Otalgia or ear pain, in or about the external ear and temporal bone may occur from multiple causes, many of which are remote from the ear itself. Otorrhea, or ear drainage, indicates inflammation of the external or middle ear or both. The Otorrhea may be clear, sanguineous, mucoid, or purulent. Ear Pain is also known … [Read more…]
Ear Pain is also known as earache, is a pain in the ear. Primary ear pain is pain that originates from the ear. Secondary ear pain is a type of referred pain, meaning that the source of the pain differs from the location where the pain is felt.[rx][rx] Otalgia or ear pain, in or about the external ear and temporal bone … [Read more…]
Foreign Body Removal From Ear (FB) is any object originating outside the body of an organism. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object Most references to foreign bodies involve propulsion through natural orifices into hollow organs. Foreign bodies can be inert or irritating. If they irritate they will cause inflammation and scarring. They can bring infection into the body or acquire … [Read more…]
Ear Foreign Body Removal (FB) is any object originating outside the body of an organism. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object Most references to foreign bodies involve propulsion through natural orifices into hollow organs. Foreign bodies can be inert or irritating. If they irritate they will cause inflammation and scarring. They can bring infection into the body or acquire infectious … [Read more…]
Cleft lip and cleft palate, also known as orofacial cleft, is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip, cleft palate, and both together. A cleft lip contains an opening in the upper lip that may extend into the nose.[rx] The opening may be on one side, both sides, or in the middle.[rx] A cleft palate occurs when the roof … [Read more…]
Cleft lip deformity is one of the most common congenital deformities, and management requires an interprofessional approach to address the physical cleft deformity along with resulting issues in speech and swallowing. Many types of cleft lip deformity can occur, often simultaneously with a cleft palate. A microform or occult cleft occurs when the patient has … [Read more…]
The Adenoids are a grouping of lymphoid tissue located on the posterior wall of the nasopharynx behind the soft palate. The adenoids, along with the faucial tonsils, lingual tonsils, and tubal tonsils of Gerlach make up what is known as Waldeyer’s ring. Together, these tissues function as an essential part of the human immune system. Antigens, … [Read more…]
Retrognathia is a term used to describe an unusual position of the mandible. Retro implies that there is deficient growth and ‘gnathia’ means about the jaws (particularly mandible). To the specialists above, describing a patient as retrognathic has specifically means the patient is deficient in the AP plane of growth. That is, when viewed from … [Read more…]