A study on etiological profile of referred otalgia
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Otalgia or earache is one of most commonly encountered complaint in ENT OPD. It may be due to any local ear pathology or may be due to pathology in some distant site surrounding head and neck region. The complex sensory innervation of ear poses a diagnostic challenge. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in the ENT OPD of our institution. Patients complaining of otalgia with absence of any local ear pathology were included in the study. 73 patients were evaluated according to the site of distant pathology, age, sex and laterality. Results: Referred otalgia was encountered in 27.04% cases. The most common cause was found to be dental caries(35.61%). The most commonly affected age group was 16-30yrs ie. young adults. 54.79% and 45.21% were male and female patients respectively. A significant amount (5.48%) of patients were diagnosed as malignancies. Conclusion: While evaluating a case of referred otalgia one should pay attention to exclude any dental cause and for older patients the possibility of occult aerodigestive tract malignancy should be kept in mind.
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Tanmoy Maitra, Ashis Kumar Ghosh, Debabrata Das, Ganesh Chandra Gayen
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