Question 77 · LEK · Ear diseases
Referred (secondary) otalgia may be caused by:
1) tooth disorders;
2) temporomandibular joint inflammation;
3) cervical spondylosis;
4) trigeminal neuralgia;
5) pharyngitis.
The correct answer is:
2) temporomandibular joint inflammation;
3) cervical spondylosis;
4) trigeminal neuralgia;
5) pharyngitis.
The correct answer is:
- A. only 1.
- B. 1,2.
- C. 1,3.
- D. 2,3,4.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Remember that the ear receives sensory fibres from cranial nerves V, VII, IX and X and from cervical nerves C2–C3.
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