Serous Otitis Media
Carcinoma Of The Nasopharynx
This large squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx caused a unilateral conductive hearing loss in this 64-year-old man. Courtesy of Professor Heinz Stammberger, University of Graz, Austria.
Serous Otitis Media Air Fluid Meniscus
Note the air fluid meniscus in this right middle ear serous otitis media.
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Serous Otitis Media Air Fluid Level [right ear]
This patient with serous otitis media has started to re-aerate the middle ear. Notice the air fluid level and the clear golden yellow transparent serous fluid inferiorly.
Serous Otitis Air Fluid Level
This photograph demonstrates a typical air fluid level seen in patients with serous otitis media. Note the golden yellow transparent liquid filling the lower third of the middle ear.
Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
This dome-shaped lesion arising from the back of the nasopharynx is a nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. This patient presented with an idiopathic serous fluid collection in the ear.
Myringotomy
A fresh myringotomy incision has been made through this left tympanic membrane for the aspiration of serous fluid in the middle ear. A few remnants of the golden yellow transparent serous fluid can be...
Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
The mass seen filling at the posterior end of this left nasal cavity is a malignant tumor of the nasopharynx [carcinoma of the nasopharynx]. This case presented as a persistent serous effusion...
Acute Otitis Media with a Ventilation Tube in...
Note the purulent discharge issuing from the right middle ear through the lumen of a previously placed green silastic ventilation tube. In this case the otitis media developed by contamination of the...
Serous Otitis Media Post Valsalva Manoeuvre
This patient whose middle air completely filled with a golden yellow clear serous fluid has just performed a Valsalva manoeuvre. Note how most of the fluid in the middle ear has been displaced and numerous...
Serous Otitis Media pre-Valsalva
This is a typical case of serous otitis media which is the result of a persistent obstruction of the eustachian tube, which prevents air entering the middle ear. The air that is in the middle ear becomes...
Serous Otitis Media Middle Air Aspirate
This photograph shows the typical appearance of the aspirate from a patient with serous otitis media. Note the golden yellow watery clear fluid. The complete transparency of the middle ear fluid in these...
Adult Serous Otitis Media
In this left ear, the air in the middle ear has been resorbed due to negative pressure from obstruction of the Eustachian tube and the middle ear cavity has been filled with a straw colored clear thin...