The Ear Pain

Running head: THE EAR PAIN 1
The Ear Pain
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THE EAR PAIN 2
Otitis Media and Otitis externa
Otitis externa abbreviated as OE can be defined as an inflammation associated with the
externa part of the auditory canal. According to Klein (2015), the disease is more common in the
age group. The infection is presented as the acute disease that results from the bacteria infections
on the ear canal's skin. The disease is characterized by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa or the
Staphylococcus aureus. The main physical findings of the Otitis externa is pain feeling by the
patients when pulpited upon the tragus muscles. The feeling can also be tested by applying
traction to the pinna. The other physical finding to be observed is the narrowing of the auditory
canal externa part, foul-smelling discharge and neck cellulitis.
Otitis media is linked to the pharynx which is connected with the eustachian tube. The
disease starts with the infections that result in sores in the throat, problems with the respiratory
system. The other physical finding is the otorrhea in which a discharge can be observed through
the newly perforated tympanic membrane. The infection is then transmitted to the middle part of
the ear. The infection is caused by the bacteria and the viruses pathogens. The severe cases are
experienced in children where the hearing process fails. Children have smaller eustachian tube
hence prone to the infections than the adults (Rosenfeld et al 2014).
Ear infection in children are often minor and can be transmitted faster compared to
adults. Adults who have signs of ear infections and these infections are predictions of more
serious problems of health. One of the main reason why children are more prone to ear infection
than adults is that the Eustachian tubes of children are smaller and levelled horizontally than the
adults' tubes (Hoberman et al 2016). This is the fact that children tubes have not developed and
have smaller slopes which makes them be at high risk of developing an ear pain infection. People
who smoke or stays within smoky areas are more susceptible to ear infections. Seasonal