A Patient Reports a Feeling of Fullness and Pain in Both

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient reports a feeling of fullness and pain in both ears and the practitioner elicits exquisite pain when manipulating the external ear structures. What is the likely diagnosis?

• A) Acute otitis externa
• B) Acute otitis media
• C) Chronic otitis externa
• D) Otitis media with effusion

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