Which symptom is described as earache, including dull, left-sided fullness or popping sensation?

• A. Discharge
• B. Hearing Changes
• C. Earache
• D. Vision Changes

Answer: (C)

Pain in the ear is called earache, or otalgia. When someone describes dull fullness on one side with a popping sensation, that signals discomfort related to pressure changes or fluid in the middle ear, which fits the symptom pattern of earache. The popping and fullness are common accompanying sensations with ear pain, often seen with Eustachian tube dysfunction, sinus congestion, or middle-ear irritation. Discharge would be drainage from the ear (otorrhea), not just pain. Hearing changes describe altered hearing, not necessarily pain. Vision changes involve the eyes and aren’t linked to ear pain.