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My Child Has:
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Barotrauma
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Sudden severe pain with hearing loss and ringing in the ears may occur after an airline flight or scuba diving and indicates a pressure-related trauma to the middle ear. Barotrauma is caused by the inability of the Eustachian tube to equilibrate a sudden air pressure difference between the environment and the middle ear space. Treatment is largely supportive with analgesics for the ear pain.
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