ear canal infection
Swimmer's ear condition
An ear canal infection is inflammation and infection of the outer ear canal, the tube running from the eardrum to the outside of the head.
Also called otitis externa or swimmer's ear, it typically causes pain, itching, and discharge.
Water trapped in the ear creates conditions favorable to bacterial or fungal growth: The doctor diagnosed an ear canal infection and prescribed antibiotic drops.
- otitisInflamed hearing organ
- earachePain in hearing organ
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
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anatomical location of ear infection
ear canal infectioninner ear infection
Vestibular system inflammation
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