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OtalgiaOtalgia
Dr Karen Dr Karen LehmannLehmannDivision of OtorhinolaryngologyUniversity of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital
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OtalgiaOtalgia
• Otalgia is the symptom of pain in the ear• Origin classified as:
– Otological: 50%– Referred: 50%
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Sensory nerve supplySensory nerve supply
•• Cranial nerves:Cranial nerves:–– VV33–– VIIVII–– IXIX–– XX
•• Cervical plexus:Cervical plexus:–– CC22–– CC33
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Association with other symptomsAssociation with other symptoms
•• Hearing lossHearing loss•• OtorrhoeaOtorrhoea (complicated (complicated cholesteatomacholesteatoma))•• Systemic symptoms (fever, malaise)Systemic symptoms (fever, malaise)•• Dermatological changes (Dermatological changes (pinnapinna, external ear , external ear
canal, tympanic membrane)canal, tympanic membrane)•• Odynophagia/dysphagiaOdynophagia/dysphagia
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Establishing an Establishing an otologicalotological causecause
Examine: Examine: •• External ear canal/External ear canal/pinnapinna•• Tympanic membraneTympanic membrane
If necessary:If necessary:•• Remove debris to see tympanic membraneRemove debris to see tympanic membrane•• Carefully remove waxCarefully remove wax
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OtologicalOtological examination normal examination normal
Possible causes of referred pain:Possible causes of referred pain:•• TemporomandibularTemporomandibular jointjoint•• Teeth/dentures (ill fitting)Teeth/dentures (ill fitting)•• NasopharynxNasopharynx•• HypopharynxHypopharynx•• Cervical spineCervical spine•• EsophagusEsophagus
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OtologicalOtological causescauses
(A) External ear(A) External ear(B) Middle ear(B) Middle ear(C) Traumatic(C) Traumatic
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(A) External ear(A) External ear
•• Dermatological pathology may be obviousDermatological pathology may be obvious–– Tenderness elicited on movement of Tenderness elicited on movement of pinnapinna–– Swollen external ear canalSwollen external ear canal–– Tympanic membrane often not visibleTympanic membrane often not visible
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Examples (external ear)Examples (external ear)
OtitisOtitis externaexterna::•• Severe Severe otalgiaotalgia•• Variety of causesVariety of causes•• May have a malignant varietyMay have a malignant variety•• Degrees of skin involvementDegrees of skin involvementTreatment:Treatment:•• AnalgesicsAnalgesics•• Antibiotic/steroid dropsAntibiotic/steroid drops
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Examples (external ear) Examples (external ear) continuedcontinued
•• RhamsayRhamsay--Hunt syndrome: vesiclesHunt syndrome: vesicles•• MeatalMeatal FurunculosisFurunculosis•• Erysipelas/Erysipelas/CellulitisCellulitisTreatment:Treatment:•• AnalgesicsAnalgesics•• AntibioticsAntibiotics•• AntiAnti--viralsvirals
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(B) Middle ear(B) Middle ear
•• OtalgiaOtalgia present as long as tympanic present as long as tympanic membrane is intactmembrane is intact
•• The onset of The onset of otorrhoeaotorrhoea usually ends the usually ends the otalgiaotalgia
•• OtalgiaOtalgia developing in association with developing in association with chronic chronic otorrhoeaotorrhoea signals a complicationsignals a complication
•• Important to visualize the tympanic Important to visualize the tympanic membranemembrane
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Examples (middle ear)Examples (middle ear)
Acute Acute otitisotitis media:media:•• Common in childhoodCommon in childhood•• Systemic symptoms (fever, malaise)Systemic symptoms (fever, malaise)•• Bulging, red tympanic membraneBulging, red tympanic membrane•• Perforation results in resolution of Perforation results in resolution of otalgiaotalgiaTreatment:Treatment:•• AnalgesicsAnalgesics•• Oral antibioticsOral antibiotics
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MyringitisMyringitis BullosaBullosa::•• Unknown originUnknown origin•• BullaeBullae on tympanic membraneon tympanic membrane•• May be May be haemorrhagichaemorrhagic or serousor serous•• Both ears often involvedBoth ears often involvedTreatment:Treatment:•• AnalgesicsAnalgesics•• Topical antibiotic/steroid dropsTopical antibiotic/steroid drops
Examples (middle ear) Examples (middle ear) continuedcontinued
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(C) Traumatic(C) Traumatic
•• Direct trauma to middle ear via foreign bodyDirect trauma to middle ear via foreign body•• BarotraumaBarotrauma•• Temporal bone fractureTemporal bone fracture•• External ear: External ear: haematomahaematoma
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•• More commonly found in adultsMore commonly found in adults•• Normal examination of the ear excludes Normal examination of the ear excludes
otologicalotological causescauses•• TemporomandibularTemporomandibular joint causes are the joint causes are the
most commonmost common
Referred painReferred pain
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TemporomandibularTemporomandibular joint:joint:•• CrepitusCrepitus on examination of TM jointon examination of TM joint•• Ill fitting dentures and dental problems Ill fitting dentures and dental problems
should be excludedshould be excludedTreatment:Treatment:•• Refer to Refer to maxillomaxillo--facial surgeonfacial surgeon
Referred pain Referred pain continuedcontinued
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HypopharyngealHypopharyngeal pathology:pathology:•• Patients presenting with Patients presenting with dysphagiadysphagia and and
otalgiaotalgia have have hypopharyngealhypopharyngeal carcinoma carcinoma until proven otherwiseuntil proven otherwise
•• Indirect Indirect laryngoscopylaryngoscopy will reveal any will reveal any pathologypathology
•• OtalgiaOtalgia indicates indicates perineuralperineural spread and a spread and a bad prognosisbad prognosis
Referred pain Referred pain continuedcontinued
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma:•• NasoNaso endoscopyendoscopy will reveal causewill reveal causeCervical pathology:Cervical pathology:•• Excluded by XExcluded by X--rayray
Referred pain Referred pain continuedcontinued
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SummarySummary
•• OtalgiaOtalgia from from otologicalotological or referred originor referred origin•• Examination of the ear is very important Examination of the ear is very important
and tympanic membrane has to be and tympanic membrane has to be visualizedvisualized
•• If no If no otologicalotological cause is found, referred pain cause is found, referred pain should be excludedshould be excluded
•• Malignancy may be the causeMalignancy may be the cause