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Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) Learning Center

Symptoms could include:
Chidren and adolescents with otitis externa often have been diving or swimming for long periods of time, especially in polluted lakes, rivers, or ponds. Routine showering can also lead to otitis externa. Water in the ear canal can carry infectious...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Bacteria, fungi, and viruses have all been implicated in causing ear infections called otitis externa. The most common cause of otitis externa is bacterial infection. The usual offenders include Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Enterobacter aerogenes , Pr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
An earache can be a sharp, dull, or burning pain in one or both ears. The pain may be temporary or constant. See also: Otitis media; Swimmer's ear; Malignant otitis externa.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2009
An earache is a commonly used term for ear pain or discomfort that is a symptom of disease or injury.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Ear discharge is drainage of blood, ear wax, pus, or fluid from the ear.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 10, 2008
Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. See also: Hearing loss of aging
Source:ADAM
Date:April 13, 2009
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hearing begins in the womb—pregnant women have reported feeling the fetus move in response to loud noises at 31 weeks (7 weeks before full-term delivery). Newborns are sensitive to the location, frequency, pitch, and volume of sounds. Loud sounds ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hearing impairment is the temporary or permanent loss of some or all hearing in one or both ears.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hearing loss can be caused by many things – some reversible such as wax buildup in the ear canal or ear infections with fluid build up. Some hearing loss is irreversible – that due to mechanical problems within the ear itself, or sensorineural problems within the inner ear.
Source:Healthline
Date:November 30, 2007
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