Looking in his nose, you see a purplish compressible mass completely blocking airflow in both nasal cavities and which seems to be arising from the septum. This is a subperichondrial hematoma and can be treated conservatively with ice packs and head elevation. This is perichondrial edema and will resolve on its own. This is turbinate edema and will resolve on its own. 5 A 60 year old Chinese American male comes to your office complaining of hearing loss.
Exam shows a unilateral serous otitis.
6 A 20 year old male with poor denitition is found to have an acute onset of a swollen tender board-likemass in the submental and submaxillary regions. The tongue is pushed upward and the airway is compromised. Parapharyngeal space abscess. 7 A 27 year old female has a non tender mass 2 cm in diameter in the midline of her neck, just above the larynx. She states it has been there about 2 years.