Myringitis

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myringitis [‚mir·ən′jīd·əs]

(medicine)

Inflammation of the tympanic membrane.

Myringitis

inflammation of the tympanic membrane. Acute myringitis is caused by infection; it occurs most often in children. Symptoms include mild pain and a sensation of noise in the ear. Hearing is not significantly impaired. Chronic myringitis develops after an acute myringitis or with diffuse external otitis. Patients complain of severe itching and a sensation of pressure in the ear. The condition is treated with analgesic and antiseptic agents.

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No references found			Erythema of the tympanic membrane without a middle-ear effusion is called acute myringitis, often mistaken for AOM. An approach to chronic otitis media with effusion--the pros and cons ... by Mol, Duane / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD This appearance was similar to that of acute bullous myringitis. 'Buzz' in the ear by Knight, Lindsey / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Finally, chronic granular myringitis is, in effect, a granulation tissue disease--that is, granulation tissue is essentially its only manifestation. The formation and management of middle ear granulation tissue in ... by Roland, Peter S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Myotome Myotonia myotonia congenita intermittens myotonic myotonic dystrophy Myoviridae Myra Myrcene Myrdal, Alva Myrdal, Gunnar Myrdalsjokull Mýrdalsjökull Myre-Big Island State Park myria- myriametric waves Myriangiales myriapod Myriapoda Myrica Myricaceae Myricales myricetin Myriel, Bishop Myrientomata myrigoplasty Myringitis Myriobiblon Myriophyllum myriotic field Myriotrochidae myristic acid Myristica myristica oil myristyl alcohol myristyl mercaptan Myrmecium Myrmecobiidae Myrmecochory Myrmecodia Myrmecophagidae myrmecophagous myrmecophile Myrmecophily myrmecophyte myrmekite myrmekitic Myrmeleonidae Myrmeleontidae Myrmicinae Myrmidon Myrmidons			Myrica Myrica Myrica Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica faya Myrica gala Myrica gale Myrica gale Myrica pensylvanica Myricaceae Myricaceae Myricales Myricales Myricaria Myricaria germanica Myricetin Myricin Myricyl Myriel, Bishop Myrientomata myrigoplasty Myrina, Greece Myrinet Control Program myring(o)- myring- myringa myringa myringectomy myringectomy Myringitis myringitis bullosa myringitis bullosa myringo- myringodectomy Myringomycosis myringoplasty myringoplasty myringostapediopexy myringotomy myringotomy Myringotomy and Ear Tubes Myringotomy and Tubes myrinx Myriobiblon Myriological Myriologist Myriologue Myriophyllous Myriophyllum Myriophyllum Myriophyllum spicatum myriopod myriopod Myriopoda Myriorama Myrioscope myriotheism myriotic field Myriotrochidae

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