A two-year-old patient has been pulling on his right ear for the past two days. He presents with an earache, general malaise, hearing loss in the right ear, and a fever. What should the paramedic suspect?
A) Labryinthitis
B) Otitis externa
C) Mastioditis
D) Otitis media
Answer: D) Otitis media
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