Clinical Cases

Acute Otitis Media (AOM)

A 10-month-old previously healthy male is brought in by his mother with concern for fever... READ MORE »

Foreign body - clear bead in ear

A 3-year old female and her 4-year old brother present to the emergency department with... READ MORE »

Tympanic membrane perforation

A 3-year-old male is brought into the emergency department with ear pain. Shortly before arriving... READ MORE »

Extruded tympanostomy tube

A healthy pediatric male patient with a history of otitis media (ear infections) and tympanostomy... READ MORE »

Foreign body - toy gem in ear

A four-year-old male is brought in to the emergency department by his parents because they... READ MORE »

Foreign body - pinto bean in ear

A 6-year old previously healthy female presents to the emergency department with her mother. The... READ MORE »

Malleus and Components

Otoscopic examination of a healthy 57-year-old male reveals this image. Can you identify the malleus... READ MORE »

Otoscope Grip Preference

A pediatrician shows a Wispr otoscope image to their emergency physician colleague. The emergency physician... READ MORE »

Perforation of the Tympanic Membrane

A 55-year-old male with chronic right ear discharge and hearing loss presents for evaluation at... READ MORE »

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

A 53-year-old woman complains of mild discomfort in her right ear and a sensation that... READ MORE »

Cartilage Lesion

A 27-year-old female with a history of metabolic syndrome and cholesteatomas presents to the emergency... READ MORE »

Desquamated Keratin

A 53-year-old woman complains of right-sided ear pain with radiation down her jaw. She thinks... READ MORE »

Foreign body - bead in ear

A previously healthy 9-year-old male presented to the emergency department with concern for a foreign... READ MORE »

Acute Otitis Media (AOM)

A 6-year-old child presents to the pediatric clinic with several days of cough, throat pain,... READ MORE »

Tympanostomy Tubes (ear tubes)

Tympanostomy Tubes A 7-year male patient is brought into the emergency department by his mother.... READ MORE »

Valsalva Maneuver (ear popping)

What causes your ears to “pop” when an airplane descends? Your ears “pop” when pressure... READ MORE »

Foreign Body - Earring

A 19-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with concern for a foreign body in... READ MORE »

Pulsatile Tympanic Membrane Perforation with Effusion

A previously healthy 9-year-old male presents to the pediatric clinic with two days of left... READ MORE »

Bullous Myringitis

A five-year-old male child presents to the ED with ear pain and fever. His mother... READ MORE »

Tympanic Membrane Defect with Middle Ear Discharge

A 15-year-old male presents to the pediatric clinic with ear discharge. The patient has had... READ MORE »

Acute Otitis Media

An 8-year-old male arrives with his mother at the emergency department complaining of left ear... READ MORE »

Acute Otitis Media

An 18-month-old female is brought into the pediatric clinic by Dad with fever and fussiness.... READ MORE »

Worried Parents

Parents of a 16-month-old present to the University of Wisconsin - Madison academic Emergency Department... READ MORE »

Initiate Antibiotics?

Presentation A five-year-old is brought to the pediatric clinic by his mother with concern for... READ MORE »

Otitis Media

An 82-year-old male seeks medical care for ear pain. Two days prior he reports left... READ MORE »

CLINICAL CASES