EXTRA

Question 1

auricular haematoma

Answer 1

common in rugby players and wrestlers

same ENT referral
incision and drainage

Question 2

Ear wax

Answer 2

impacted ear war in canal

conductive hearing loss
tinnitus
vertigo
pain

management:
ear drops like oil

Question 3

what medications can potentially cause tinnitus

Answer 3

high dose aspirin

NSAIDs

Question 4

sudden on sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 4

urgent referral to ENT

managed with high dose steroids

Question 5

vestibular neuritis and viral labyrinthitis

Answer 5

both causes sudden episodes of vertigo

vestibular neuritis:
no hearing loss, tinnitus

viral labyrinthitis:
hearing loss

both managed:
prochlorperazine