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Classroom classification

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Middle ear barotrauma

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Common symptoms

耳廓痛、耳痛、气压伤、衣玉品、耳鸣、耳廓擦伤、耳鼓膜破裂、鼓膜充血、头晕、耳廓耳道撕裂伤、耳闷

The pathology of disease

Middle ear barotrauma is pressure injury of middle ear during diving/flying; ear pain; effusion; tympanic membrane rupture; Eustachian dysfunction.

Symptoms

Ear pain; fullness; after diving/flight; conductive hearing loss; tympanic membrane bleed/rupture

Causes

Pressure changes; Eustachian tube dysfunction; flying/diving with cold.

Treatment

Nasal decongestant; avoid flying/diving with cold; observe; otology if rupture

Dept

ENT / aviation medicine.

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