During examination of his external ear, the patient tells the nurse that his ear is very painful when touched. The nurse recognizes that this finding is commonly associated with
a. a ruptured tympanic membrane.
b. a blocked eustachian tube.
c. infection of the mastoid bone.
d. inflammation of the ear canal.
D
The acute inflammatory or infectious process produces pain with movement of the auricle or chewing, and often the entire side of the headaches.
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