o·tal·gia

(ō-tăl′jə)

Pain in the ear; earache.

o·tal′gic adj.

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otalgia

(əʊˈtældʒɪə; -dʒə)

(Pathology) the technical name for earache

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ear•ache

(ˈɪərˌeɪk)

n.

a pain or ache in the ear; otalgia.

[1650–60]

otalgia

Medicine. an earache. — otalgic, adj.

otalgia

Any form of earache.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

otalgia - an ache localized in the middle or inner ear

earache

ache, aching - a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

Translations

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References in periodicals archive

Sign or symptom 1 Otorrhea, itching 2 None 3 Otalgia, fullness 4 Otorrhea 5 Otalgia, occlusion 6 Itching (bilateral) 7 Otorrhea, otalgia 8 Otalgia, fullness 9 None 10 Otorrhea 11 None 12 Otorrhea, itching 13 Otorrhea, itching 14 Otorrhea, otalgia 15 Otalgia

Clinical characteristics and follow-up of patients with external ear canal cholesteatoma treated conservatively

On day 11, otalgia and secretion of yellow exudate was associated with a swollen right external auditory canal.

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in a Patient with H7N9 Influenza Virus Infection

Most common presenting symptom was hearing loss (77.7%) followed by pruritis (68.8%) and otalgia (40%).

Otomycosis; clinical features predisposing factors and treatment implications

A 70 year old gentleman with a background of type two diabetes mellitus first presented to his family doctor in Februrary of 2011 with left sided, throbbing otalgia that had been present for a week.

A rare and sinister variant of a common ailment: fungal malignant otitis externa

The guideline addressed initial observation as an option in children aged 6-23 months with mild otalgia and with a temperature of less than 39[degrees] C in the last 24 hours, and in whom the diagnosis of acute otitis media is uncertain.

Correction

The presenting symptoms of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis are cervical lymphadenopathy (most common), epistaxis, hearing loss, tinnitus, otalgia, nasal obstruction, post-nasal drip, snoring, diplopia or osteomyelitis of the clivus.

Primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis

Os resultados da anamnese audiologica revelaram que as principais queixas apresentadas pelos idosos foram: hipertensao arterial em dez (25%), tontura em sete (17,5%), zumbido em sete (17,5 %) e otalgia em tres (7,5 %).

Comparative study for classifying the hearing loss degree in institutionalized elderly/Estudo comparativo da classificacao do grau de perda auditiva em idosos institucionalizados

This study included 315 children aged 6 months to 10 years taken to their general practitioner with acute otalgia and found to have otoscopic evidence of acute inflammation (dullness, erythema or bulging, cloudiness, or perforation).

Children with fever and vomiting benefit from immediate antibiotics for acute otitis media. (Patient Oriented Evidence That Matters)

Clinical symptoms are nonspecific and include hearing loss, aural fullness, tinnitus, otalgia, facial weakness, and the like [5-9].

Recurrent Adenomatous Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Middle Ear: A Diagnostic Challenge

A 45-year-old man attended to our emergency department complaining of left otalgia, purulent otorrhea, and pain in the left cervical area with a 15-day history.

Simultaneous Coexistence of Complications of Chronic Otitis Media in the Same Case

Associated symptoms included intermittent left-sided otalgia (described as "a pressure-like sensation") and occasional imbalance upon rising from bed in the morning, without frank vertigo.

Endolymphatic sac tumor in association with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

There was associated history of hearing loss and otalgia of same duration.

Mastoid abscess: a rare presentation of external auditory canal carcinoma