Otalgia classification
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Overview
Overview
There are two distinct types of otalgia: Primary Otalgia – pain that originates from pathologies within the ear, Referred Otalgia – pain that originates from pathologies outside the ear and is referred to it.
Classification
Classification
Otalgia may be classified according to origination into two groups:
- Primary (originates from ear)
- Secondary (originates other system)
Primary causes include,infectious,mechanical,neoplastic and inflammatory. Most of the secondary causes related to head and neck.[1][2]
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