ear_pain
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| ear_pain [2026/10/18 21:52] – [referred pain "referred otalgia"] gary1 | ear_pain [2026/10/18 22:15] (current) – [nerve supplies] gary1 | ||
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| ***tympanic membrane** | ***tympanic membrane** | ||
| * **auriculotemporal nerve** (from the trigeminal nerve (CN V) via the mandibular nerve branch) | * **auriculotemporal nerve** (from the trigeminal nerve (CN V) via the mandibular nerve branch) | ||
| - | *supplies outer surface ant/inf | + | *supplies outer surface ant/ |
| + | *has a long, winding path from deep inside the skull up to the side of the head. | ||
| + | *as it passes through tight muscular spaces, wraps around blood vessels, and travels inside glands, it is highly vulnerable to irritation, entrapment, and compression | ||
| ***auricular branch of the vagus nerve** (CN X) | ***auricular branch of the vagus nerve** (CN X) | ||
| * supplies outer surface post/sup | * supplies outer surface post/sup | ||
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