Otitis diagnosis

Verifying otitis (ear inflammation) should typically start with examining the patient's previous clinical records. As a result, medical practitioners may exclude hereditary conditions and chronicle diseases causing the same symptoms. Next, healthcare practitioners converse with patients and gather information regarding their current health status and all symptoms. Finally, an otolaryngologist conducts an ENT examination and prescribes a list of additional lab tests and diagnostic procedures to set the final diagnosis. The complete blood count (CBC) is often the only lab test to confirm the inflammatory process. In addition, doctors might perform an ear swab to check the exact bacterias or fungi that cause ear inflammation. In addition, the hearing test (audiometry) and tympanometry help to evaluate the severity of otitis symptoms, predict any possible complications, and suspect if the patient's hearing ability received any irreversible damage. Doctors summarize the following information and develop a final diagnosis, a list of recommendations, and suggest the most suitable treatment options.