otitis
Painful auditory condition
Otitis is inflammation of the ear, a medical term appearing in compound diagnoses.
Otitis media is a middle ear infection, common in children.
Otitis externa, or swimmer's ear, affects the outer ear canal.
The pediatrician diagnosed otitis media and prescribed antibiotics.
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- viralSpreading quickly online
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
pus · inflammation · acute · chronic · recurrent · suppurative · serous · effusion
Inner auditory membrane
- tympanicOf or like drums
- canalDug water passage
- eustachianOf ear-throat passage
- pinnaExternal ear structure
auricle · cochlea · membrane · auditory · aural · cerumen · earwax · mastoid
Bodily or emotional distress
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- feverElevated body temperature
fullness · pressure · itching · redness · swelling · tenderness · muffled · vertigo
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
- dropsDescends or releases
- eardropsPendant lobe jewelry
- analgesicsDrugs that reduce pain
decongestants · antihistamines · ventilation · grommets · surgery · observation · irrigation · ciprofloxacin
Life's earliest phase
- infantVery young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- daycareChild supervision facility
- adenoidsNasal lymphoid tissue
pediatrician · immunization · vaccination · pacifier · school-age · recurrent · prevention · breastfeeding
Ear canal inspection procedure
- audiogramHearing ability chart
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
- otolaryngologyStudy of ear, nose, throat
- otologistSpecialist in hearing medicine
ENT · audiologist · culture · examination · speculum · pneumatic · impedance · screening
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- viralSpreading quickly online
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
pathogen · pus · inflammation · acute · chronic · recurrent · suppurative · serous · effusion · fluid
eardrum
Inner auditory membrane
- tympanicOf or like drums
- canalDug water passage
- eustachianOf ear-throat passage
pinna · auricle · cochlea · membrane · auditory · aural · cerumen · earwax · mastoid · ossicles
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
fever · fullness · pressure · itching · redness · swelling · tenderness · muffled · vertigo · irritability
antibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
analgesics · decongestants · antihistamines · ventilation · grommets · surgery · observation · irrigation · ciprofloxacin · amoxicillin
childhood
Life's earliest phase
adenoids · pediatrician · immunization · vaccination · pacifier · school-age · recurrent · prevention · breastfeeding · prone
otoscopy
Ear canal inspection procedure
- audiogramHearing ability chart
- audiometryEvaluation of hearing ability
- otolaryngologyStudy of ear, nose, throat
otologist · ENT · audiologist · culture · examination · speculum · pneumatic · impedance · screening
- enfermedadesgripe, diabetes, cancer, hepatitis, tuberculosis
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- earearlobe, eardrum, ear canal, inner ear, middle ear
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- ear disordersear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, earache, inner ear infection