| A | B |
|---|
| tenderness of auricle | acute otitis externa |
| tenderness behind ear | otitis media |
| tophi at helix and anti-helix | gout |
| ear drum pinkish gray | normal |
| ear drum perforation | purulent infection |
| ear drum amber fluid with bubbles | serous otitis media |
| red with dilated blood vessels and bulging tymphanic membrane | purulent otitis media |
| ear drum hemorrhagic vesicles | viral infection (bullous myringitis) |
| ear drum retraction | eustachian tube block |
| weber | place 512 Hz tuning fork at vertex of head |
| rinne | place 512 Hz tuning fork on mastoid process then move in front of ear canal |
| sound lateralizes to right ear for weber | air conduction deaf on right on nerve deaf on left |
| air conduction is 2x as long as bone conduction | normal |
| air conduction is not 2x as long as bone conduction | air conduction deafness on that side |
| meniere's syndrome | aka endolymphatic hydrops |
| screening test for ears | watch and whisper test |
| adult inspection | up and back |
| child inspection | down and back |
