Blunt trauma (hand blow to ear, fall, direct hit)
Penetrating trauma (Q-tip, matchstick, gunshot wound, welding spark)
Direct ear trauma
Lightning strike
Barotrauma
Blast injury
Air travel
Scuba diving
Blast injury
Air travel
Scuba diving
Tympanic membrane rupture
Auricular hematoma
Orbital fracture
Auricular perichondritis
Tongue laceration
Cholesteatoma
Mastoiditis
Contact dermatitis