Ear trauma is a common presentation to the Emergency Department. Whilst generally simple to manage, the consequences of ear trauma have the potential to impact patients’ day-to-day lives significantly…
Bubbles on the Brain
A 34-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of left ear pain, without discharge or tinnitus.…
I have a bad feeling ear
A lady presents with ear pain not improving with antibiotics from her GP, is there something else going on ear?…
Lightning Learning
During Summer storms, lightning strikes can cause fatalities …but what happens to the survivors?…
Ear Disease
To the ENT novice there are a baffling number of terms that refer to problems with the ear… “otitis media” is that acute? Or suppurative? Or secretory? And where does glue ear fit in…
Is it a stroke?
Young male with rash dizziness and facial weakness…
Stuck in the Ear!
Children (mainly), and even some adults, like to put a range of objects in any orifice they can find. Once they’re in, they come to us in the ED to sort out whether they’re really there, a…