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Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) Learning Center
Complications could include:
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The prognosis is excellent for otitis externa, for it is usually easily treated. Basic treatment measures will cure 90 percent of cases without complication. However, it may recur in certain susceptible individuals. Left untreated, malignant otiti...
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The prognosis is excellent for otitis externa. It is usually easily treated, although it may tend to recur in certain susceptible individuals. Left untreated, malignant otitis externa may spread sufficiently to cause death .
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Malignant otitis externa is a disorder involving inflammation and damage of the bones and cartilage at the base of the skull.
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Swimmer's ear is inflammation, irritation, or infection of the outer ear and ear canal. Chronic swimmer's ear occurs when the condition does not go away or comes back multiple times. See also: Swimmer's ear - acute
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