Otalgia
is
____________________
as
ear
pain
.
Two
separate
and
distinct
types
of
otalgia
____________________
.
Pain
that
originates
within
the
ear
is
primary
otalgia
;
pain
that
originates
____________________
the
ear
is
referred
otalgia
.
Typical
sources
of
____________________
otalgia
are
external
otitis
,
otitis
media
,
mastoiditis
,
and
auricular
____________________
.
Most
physicians
are
well
trained
in
the
____________________
of
these
conditions
.
When
an
ear
is
draining
and
____________________
by
tympanic
membrane
perforation
,
simply
looking
in
the
ear
____________________
noting
the
pathology
can
make
the
diagnosis
.
When
the
____________________
membrane
appears
normal
,
however
,
the
diagnosis
becomes
____________________
difficult
.
