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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Ear ache
External ear
Boil, furuncle
Inclusion dermoid
Malignancy (e.g. squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma)
Otitis externa
Trauma/subperichondral haematoma
Middle ear
Foreign body
Mastoiditis
Otitis media
Referred
Teeth
Temporomandibular joint
Tongue (tumour of the posterior third)
Tonsillitis, pharyngitis
Neurological
Herpes zoster
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
External ear
Boil, furuncle
Inclusion dermoid
Malignancy (e.g. squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma)
Otitis externa
Trauma/subperichondral haematoma
Middle ear
Foreign body
Mastoiditis
Otitis media
Referred
Teeth
Temporomandibular joint
Tongue (tumour of the posterior third)
Tonsillitis, pharyngitis
Neurological
Herpes zoster
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
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