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Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Pathogens = Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most common opportunistic), Staphylococcus,
Alkalotic external auditory ... canal -> Decreased ... canal soft tissue ... canal -> Moist, ... canal -> Pathogen
Spider in external ear canal

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#Spider #external #ear #canal #EAC #auditory #insect #clinical #video #otoscopy #physicalexam #otology
in external ear canal ... external #ear #canal ... #EAC #auditory
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
present • No auditory ... in semicircular canal ... test (posterior canal ... test (horizontal canal ... No auditory symptoms
Insect Ear Removal - Bug removed from the external auditory canal

What should you do if this
from the external auditory ... canal What should ... #Removal #Bug #auditory ... #canal #EAC #otoscopy
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Vesicles in the auditory ... canal and auricle
Exostosis: Picture on left demonstrates bony ingrowths which have encroached upon the external 
auditory canal. Normal
the external auditory ... canal.
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
classic posterior canal ... in horizontal canal ... Findings: None • Auditory ... Usually present • Auditory
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
of the external canal ... tumors of the auditory ... Obstruction of external canal ... the inner ear or auditory ... : ○ Internal auditory
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) wit Facial Nerve Palsy
Triad: 
 - Ipsilateral facial paralysis
 -
- vesicles in auditory ... canal/auricle,
First Branchial Cleft Cyst - On physical examination, the swollen postauricular area was fluctuant and tender
in the external auditory ... canal.