Free External and Middle Ear practice for NEET PG and INI-CET ENT, with a written explanation on every question.
8 questions · Free explanations
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Q1 · Otitis Externa
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Otitis externa, infection of the external ear canal, causes pain aggravated by tragal pressure or pulling the pinna, with canal swelling and discharge. Otitis media, by contrast, is not worsened by moving the pinna. Treatment includes aural toilet and topical antibiotic drops.
Q2 · Acute Otitis Media
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of acute otitis media, followed by Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis. It presents with ear pain, fever, and a bulging red tympanic membrane.
Q3 · Otitis Media with Effusion
MediumExplanation
Otitis media with effusion ('glue ear') is a collection of fluid in the middle ear without acute infection, causing conductive hearing loss and a dull, retracted drum. It is a common cause of hearing impairment and speech delay in children; persistent cases may need grommets.
Q4 · Cholesteatoma
NEET PGHardExplanation
Cholesteatoma is a collection of keratinising squamous epithelium in the middle ear, presenting with chronic foul-smelling discharge and an attic or marginal retraction. It is locally destructive, eroding bone and ossicles, and requires surgery such as mastoidectomy.
Q5 · Otosclerosis
MediumExplanation
Otosclerosis is abnormal bone remodelling fixing the stapes footplate at the oval window, causing progressive conductive hearing loss with an intact drum, often in young adults. Treatment is a hearing aid or stapedectomy.
Q6 · Mastoiditis
HardExplanation
Acute mastoiditis presents with post-auricular swelling, redness, and tenderness that push the pinna forward and downward, following acute otitis media. It is a serious complication needing IV antibiotics and often cortical mastoidectomy.
Q7 · Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
MediumExplanation
A central perforation with mucoid discharge and no cholesteatoma indicates the safe (tubotympanic) type of chronic suppurative otitis media, which rarely causes serious complications. The unsafe (atticoantral) type involves cholesteatoma and is dangerous.
Q8 · Ear Foreign Body
EasyExplanation
A live insect in the ear should first be immobilised or killed with oil or lignocaine drops to prevent painful movement, then removed under vision. Syringing is avoided if perforation is suspected.
External and Middle Ear sits within ENT, which carries the same syllabus in both exams. This set runs to 8 questions, each tagged Easy, Medium or Hard, 2 of them at Hard, and 3 drawn from previous-year papers.
Answer first, then read the explanation even on the ones you got right — the reasoning is where External and Middle Ear marks are actually won, and it is what separates a recalled fact from a question you can solve in a new form. Once the Easy set feels comfortable, filter to Hard to find the gaps ENT examiners keep returning to.
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External and Middle Ear sits within ENT, which appears in the same form in both syllabuses. Otorhinolaryngology essentials, where the ear accounts for the largest share of questions and audiology is consistently tested.
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