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Aetiology of secondary otalgia in Mosul Medical City | ||
| Annals of the College of Medicine, Mosul | ||
| Article 5, Volume 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-127 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2013.81310 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Khalid D. Hamad; Haitham A. Alnoori; Raghdan M. D. Alhamdani; Ali A. Muttalib Mohammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the aetiology of secondary (referred) otalgia. Patients and methods: A case series study of 79 patients clinically diagnosed as secondary otalgia, collected from the Outpatient Department of ENT at Al-Jamhory Teaching Hospital, Mosul/IRAQ, and private clinics, for the period from Jan. 2010 to Sept. 2011. Results: The average age of the patients was 33.3 years with a range of 4-80 years. The peak age incidence was in the fourth decade of life. The study included 34 male patients (43.1%) and 45 females (56.9%) with a ratio of 1:1.3. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction was found to be the main cause of secondary otalgia (37.9%). Pharyngitis (24%), dental pain (17.7%) and cervical spine pain (7.6%) came next in that order. Conclusion: Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, pharyngitis, dental problems and cervical nerve root pain were the commonest causes of secondary otalgia. Moreover, upper aerodigestive tract malignancies should be considered in differential diagnosis. Keywords: Secondary otalgia, referred otalgia, referred ear pain. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Secondary otalgia; referred otalgia; referred ear pain | ||
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