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Ear emergencies - Symptom

Symptoms:

Dizziness
Loss of hearing
Nausea and vomiting
Noises in the ear
Earache
Bleeding from the ear
Bruising or redness
Swelling
Object visible in the ear
Sensations of an object in the ear
Clear liquid coming out of the ear (brain fluid)

Ear anatomy

First aid kit

Foreign object in ear

Foreign object removal

Ruptured eardrum

External and internal ear

Eardrum repair - series

Reviewed last on: 2/12/2007
Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Auerbach PS. Wilderness Medicine. 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001:468-470.

DeLee JC, Drez, Jr., D, Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2003:758.

DiMuzio J Jr, Deschler DG. Emergency department management of foreign bodies of the external ear canal in children. Otol Neurotol. 2002 Jul;23(4):473-5.

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