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Mastoid Tenderness

August 18th, 2017
 
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Overview

  • How to Elicit

  • Palpate over the mastoid process, and ask the patient whether the area is tender.
  • Causes of Mastoid Tenderness

  • Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Fracture of temporal bone
  • Mastoiditis
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