Earache (Otalgia)

11/01/2015 - "From the statistical results it was concluded that Herbotic and Ofloxacin are equally effective for the treatment of earache, effect being confirmed by physicians and patients alike. "
06/01/1999 - "Then, he had suffered from a right-sided earache and otic discharge in accord with every myelosuppression, which improved on treatment with otic administration of ofloxacin. "
03/01/2003 - "Subgroup analysis showed that 0.3% ofloxacin otic solution showed better results in terms of overall cure rate, resolution of otorrhea, otalgia, bacterial eradication rate and incidence of adverse events. "
01/01/2003 - "As regards various clinical aspects, including overall success rate, symptomatic relief of otalgia and otorrhoea, ofloxacin otic solution was found to be more effective than comparator agents, be it a topical antibacterial, a systemic antibacterial or combination drugs. "
03/01/2003 - "Resolution of secondary outcome parameters evaluated at least 1 week after treatment was higher with 0.3% ofloxacin otic solution: resolution of otalgia (4 trials; OR = 2.41; 95% CI = 1.2, 4.82); resolution of otorrhea (11 trials; OR = 2.78; 95% CI = 2.12, 3.65), and bacterial eradication rate (6 trials; OR = 3.86; 95% CI = 2.54, 5.87). "

10/01/2015 - "A 65-year-old male diabetic patient known to have CLL on remission presented to the outpatient otolaryngology clinic with a one month history of progressive bilateral otalgia and right otorrhea, despite multiple courses of antibiotics. "
03/01/2006 - "For children with recurrent AOM (two or more previous episodes documented in the doctor's notes, n = 43) there was possible evidence of fewer episodes of earache in the 3 months since study entry in the immediate antibiotic group (10% compared to 39% in the delayed group, chi2 4.8, P = 0.029), but no effect from randomisation to 1 year. "
09/01/2023 - "The patient was subsequently started on a long-term course of antifungals which led to an improvement of symptoms. This case highlights the importance of early recognition and considering early antifungal treatment in patients with persistent otalgia and otorrhea, particularly in those who have failed to respond to intravenous antibiotics. "
10/01/2022 - "The persistence of otalgia and otorrhoea despite prolonged antibiotic treatment characterised these cases. "
07/01/2021 - "Earache was the most common symptom for which antibiotics were needed. "

11/01/1970 - "A comparison of analgesic therapies for the relief of acute otalgia."
10/01/2019 - "Intensity of throat pain scores, Otalgia, analgesic consumption, resume normal diet, body temperature and also wound healing on 10th day after operation were measured and compared between the two groups. "
12/01/2008 - "Postoperative pain, additional analgesic drug consumption, otalgia, operating time, amount of intraoperative blood loss, and possible complications were assessed. "
02/01/1996 - "Analgesic requirement (92.4 per cent), signs of distress (90.4 per cent), otalgia (69.1 per cent), halitosis (66.7 per cent) were common. "
10/01/2006 - "Postoperative throat pain, otalgia, amount of analgesic required, degree of strength (defined as patients' general well-being and return to regular daily activities), percentage of mucosal covering, and postoperative bleeding. "

10/25/2013 - "There was no evidence for selective benefit with ibuprofen among most subgroups defined before analysis (presence of otalgia; previous duration of symptoms; temperature >37.5 °C; severe symptoms), but there was evidence of reduced symptoms severity benefit in the subgroup with chest infections (ibuprofen -0.40, -0.78 to -0.01; combination -0.47; -0.84 to -0.10), equivalent to almost one in two symptoms rated as a slight rather than a moderately bad problem. "
07/01/2001 - "Ibuprofen caused a significant reduction of headache (p = 0.008), earache (p = 0.01), muscle/joint pain (p = 0.045), and reduced body temperature (p = 0.02). "
03/21/2023 - "Strong consensus was reached on the opinion that the fixed-dose combination of paracetamol and ibuprofen may be a useful option in case of inefficacy of one or other drug as monotherapy, especially in case of headaches, odontalgia, earache, and musculoskeletal pain. "
01/01/2013 - "In paediatric populations, ibuprofen and paracetamol (acetaminophen) are both commonly used over-the-counter medicines for the management of fever or mild-to-moderate pain associated with sore throat, otitis media, toothache, earache and headache. "

02/01/2015 - "This study revealed that during the period of the second to seventh postoperative days average throat pain scores of the sucralfate using patients were significantly lower than those of the control group patients (p < 0.05); the same could be applied to odynophagia scores during the period of all seven postoperative days (p < 0.01) and otalgia scores from the 4th postoperative day (p < 0.05). "
11/01/1992 - "Sucralfate significantly lowered postoperative throat pain, otalgia, and trismus. "
10/01/2006 - "Throat pain and otalgia occurred significantly less often in sucralfate group, with less analgesic requirement and with rapid mucosal healing and early return to regular daily activities. "
12/01/1998 - "In this controlled study, the efficacy of sucralfate on posttonsillectomy throat pain, otalgia, analgesic requirement, degree of strength, bleeding, body temperature, and mucosal recovery is investigated in 80 patients. "
10/01/2006 - "To evaluate the effectiveness of sucralfate in influencing throat pain, otalgia, analgesic requirement, bleeding, mucosal recovery, and incidence of postoperative bleeding in patients undergoing uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. "

05/01/1999 - "While pseudoephedrine hydrochloride is effective in decreasing the risk for earache in adults with recurrent air travel-associated ear pain, such use in children has not been studied. "
05/01/2005 - "Of three randomized controlled trials, one showed that oral pseudoephedrine decongestants reduced otalgia in adults with recurrent ear pain during air travel, whilst another found that oral pseudoephedrine did not decrease in-flight ear pain in children. "

03/01/2003 - "Subgroup analysis showed that 0.3% ofloxacin otic solution showed better results in terms of overall cure rate, resolution of otorrhea, otalgia, bacterial eradication rate and incidence of adverse events. "
01/01/2003 - "As regards various clinical aspects, including overall success rate, symptomatic relief of otalgia and otorrhoea, ofloxacin otic solution was found to be more effective than comparator agents, be it a topical antibacterial, a systemic antibacterial or combination drugs. "
03/01/2003 - "Resolution of secondary outcome parameters evaluated at least 1 week after treatment was higher with 0.3% ofloxacin otic solution: resolution of otalgia (4 trials; OR = 2.41; 95% CI = 1.2, 4.82); resolution of otorrhea (11 trials; OR = 2.78; 95% CI = 2.12, 3.65), and bacterial eradication rate (6 trials; OR = 3.86; 95% CI = 2.54, 5.87). "
01/01/2003 - "To conclude, ofloxacin otic solution 0.3% is clinically effective in the treatment of otitis externa and chronic suppurative otitis media in particular with respect to the overall cure rate, relief of otalgia and otorrhoea. "

12/01/2015 - "Otalgia improved in all 10 (100%) patients who selected nasal steroids. "
04/01/2018 - "We present an interesting case of a 14-year-old female with eight-weeks of bilateral otalgia, unilateral facial nerve palsy, decreased appetite, and fatigue refractory to steroid, anti-viral, and antibiotic treatment ultimately diagnosed with GPA."
09/01/2009 - "We report a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome with cranial polyneuropathy including cranial nerves VII, VIII, IX, and X. A 58-year-old rheumatic woman suffering from vertigo, right earache, and sore throat suffered right-side facial palsy, hoarseness, and swallowing difficulty on day 5. Admitted on day 6, she was treated with antiviral medication and steroids. "
02/01/2016 - "The update group made strong recommendations that clinicians (1) should document the presence of middle ear effusion with pneumatic otoscopy when diagnosing OME in a child; (2) should perform pneumatic otoscopy to assess for OME in a child with otalgia, hearing loss, or both; (3) should obtain tympanometry in children with suspected OME for whom the diagnosis is uncertain after performing (or attempting) pneumatic otoscopy; (4) should manage the child with OME who is not at risk with watchful waiting for 3 months from the date of effusion onset (if known) or 3 months from the date of diagnosis (if onset is unknown); (5) should recommend against using intranasal or systemic steroids for treating OME; (6) should recommend against using systemic antibiotics for treating OME; and (7) should recommend against using antihistamines, decongestants, or both for treating OME.The"

01/01/1988 - "Otalgia and auricular herpes was improved rapidly after the administration of Aciclovir. "
01/01/1992 - "In systemic therapy of Zoster oticus the antiviral substance Aciclovir can improve otalgia and auricular eruptions. "
08/15/2011 - "After commencement of aciclovir-prednisone, while at home, our patient had headache, malaise, altered taste, vomiting after feeds, a ringing sound in his right ear as well as earache and ear itchiness. "

04/01/2021 - "Rapid responders are patients who had resolution of otalgia, otorrhoea and C-reactive protein normalisation within 14 days, and all were cured following standard 6 weeks of treatment. "
05/01/1999 - "Moreover, the presence of relatives with symptoms of airway infection, headache, and earache was more common among the patients with atypical pneumonias, while leukocytosis and elevated C-reactive protein levels were more frequent among patients with typical pneumonias. "

01/01/2021 - "In grade III patients, after treatment for 4 hours in the experimental group 3, the earache subsided, 1 case had tympanic membrane perforation, and the patients recovered after 2 weeks (64/92) and after 3 months (28/92) of drug treatment. "
01/01/2021 - "After treatment for 4 h in the control group 3, the earache eased, and 3 patients developed tympanic membrane perforation and were treated for 3 months. "
11/23/2023 - "Resolution of otalgia with medical management for coronary artery disease (CAD) after treatment of unstable angina. "
01/01/2022 - "The symptoms, including ear itching, aural fullness, otalgia, hearing loss, and physical signs were recorded before treatment as well as on the 7th and 14th days after treatment. "
06/01/2015 - "After treatment, 14 patients no longer complained of otalgia, 5 patients no longer complained of tinnitus, and 2 patients no longer complained of vertigo. "

11/01/2023 - "Microvascular decompression is effective in the treatment of GPN with predominant otalgia."
05/10/2021 - "Paroxysmal otalgia treated with microvascular decompression of the intermediate nerve: illustrative case."
07/01/2014 - "The patient's hemifacial spasm and ipsilateral otalgia were completely relieved after microvascular decompression of the facial nerve root and intermediate nerve. "

08/01/2002 - "The results indicate that the use of a stabilization splint is beneficial with regard to secondary otalgia and active TMD treatment need."
08/01/2002 - "This study evaluated the short-term (10-week) efficacy of a stabilization splint in subjects with recurrent secondary otalgia and active TMD treatment need using a randomized, controlled, double-blind design. "
08/01/2002 - "After 10 weeks' treatment, the intensity of secondary otalgia, measured on a VAS scale (from 0 to 100 mm), decreased statistically significantly in the stabilization splint group (t 2.12; P 0.006), but not in the control group. "
03/01/2015 - "Splints were designed to ensure a stable, reproducible, mandibular position in a cohort of 157 dental patients with mixed histories of the following 12 symptoms: temporomandibular joint "pop," "click," and lock; jaw, neck, shoulder, and mouth-opening pain; headache; earache; tinnitus; and clenching and grinding of teeth. "

11/01/2017 - "Dried salted plum consumption ameliorates hyperbaric oxygen therapy-induced otalgia severity at the first chamber session: a prospective randomized controlled study."
09/01/2013 - "Hundred and ninty-one tubes were placed for otalgia because of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, 58 tubes were inserted for air travel prophylaxis and 22 tubes were placed for management of otic barotrauma post-flight. "

01/01/1996 - "The conclusions of this study are that TMD patients with otalgia are not a separate TMD group and they responded well to conservative treatment."
07/01/2018 - "Main pillar of conservative treatment of AOM is symptomatic therapy of otalgia and fever as well as restoring the Eustachian tubal function. "