Discussion Question Week 2
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Children and adults often present with complaints of ear pain. Your differential diagnoses should include otitis media and otitis externa, in addition to other possibilities such as foreign body
obstruction and cerumen impactions. Give a brief overview of otitis media and otitis externa, including signs and symptoms of the most common causative agents for both. In addition, discuss the
physical exam findings that you might see with the conditions when visualizing various parts of the ear such as ear canal or the tympanic membrane. How will your assessment of the ear differ in
children versus adults? What would be essential health history questions to ask patients that present with ear pain and why? Support your answers with appropriate references.

Make sure to address every question. References should be less than 5 years old and preferably primary or secondary sources only.