Sheldon P. Hersh, MD, FACS

A 67-year-old woman presented to the otolaryngologist’s office with a 2-week history of recurrent epistaxis and nasal airway obstruction limited to the right nasal passage.

Providers should give careful thought to patients presenting with facial pain and/or headache accompanied by nasal symptoms.

This article reviews how to identify cases of referred otalgia along with an overview of possible underlying pathologies.

A 73-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of aural fullness and sudden hearing loss in the right ear. He denied any accompanying pain, tinnitus, facial weakness, or vertigo.