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Introduction: Otalgia is the most common presenting symptom among all age groups. It can be broadly divided into primary and secondary otalgia. Primary otalgia arises from diseases of ear and secondary otalgia arises from diseases in surrounding structures.
Materials and methods: A prospective study was conducted in the department of ENT in a tertiary care center in Tamil Nadu from Febraury 2022 to August2022. A study population of 100 patients with complaints of otalgia were included in the study. Among those 56 were children and 44 were adults. Causes of otalgia among different age groups were studied
Results: This study shows that majority of complaints of otalgia were due to otogenic causes. Acute otitis media was the most common cause of otogenic otalgia and dental caries was the most common cause of referred otalgia. A thorough examination of surrounding structures proves vital in finding the etiology of referred otalgia.The most frequently associated sympotom of otogenic otalgia was found to be hearing disturbance. Sore throat was most common accompanying symptom of referred otalgia.
Conclusion : Through this study we have found that otogenic otalgia is most common cause of ear pain in children. Referred otalgia is more common in adults. This indicates that types of otalgia were dependent on age groups.
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"Analysis of various causes of otalgia- a hospital based study ", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 11, page no.412 - 417, November-2022, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2211059.pdf
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