The external auditory meatus is the passageway through the temporal bone and is coated in cerumen (earwax). (kenyon.edu)
Surgery1
Antituberculosis drugs have provided good results in most patients and surgery is performed to remove bony sequestra, to treat complications, or to begin middle ear exploration. (medscape.com)
Media7
The common presentation of a draining ear is nearly indistinguishable from that of common otitis media. (medscape.com)
Tuberculosis of the middle ear is a rare disease and accounts for between 0.04-0.9% of all cases of chronic suppurative otitis media. (medscape.com)
It is difficult to diagnose because the disease presents like other chronic suppurative otitis media. (medscape.com)
The classic triad of symptoms in tuberculous otitis media is known as a painless otorrhea, multiple small perforations of the tympanic membrane, and peripheral facial nerve palsy. (medscape.com)
The diagnosis of middle ear tuberculosis may be delayed because of its similarity to other forms of otitis media in the early stages. (medscape.com)
Otitis media with early involvement of vestibular, auditory, or facial nerve function is highly suggestive of middle ear tuberculosis. (medscape.com)
In addition, if the tympanic membrane can be visualized and is red, a pneumatoscope or tympanometry should be used to ascertain whether associated otitis media is present. (enricocasarosa.com)