swimmers ear
Wet ear ailment
Swimmer's ear is an infection of the outer ear canal, typically caused by water remaining in the ear after swimming.
The moisture creates conditions for bacterial growth, leading to pain, itching, and sometimes discharge.
I got swimmer's ear after a week at the beach.
Also spelled swimmer's ear.
Medical term: otitis externa.
- otitisInflamed hearing organ
- ear infectionInflamed auditory canal
- earachePain in hearing organ
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- canalDug water passage
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- ear disordersear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, earache, inner ear infection
- eareardrum, ear canal, inner ear, middle ear, outer ear
- ENT conditionsear infection, tinnitus, sinusitis, hearing loss, sore throat
- water injuriesdrowning, near drowning, near-drowning, jellyfish sting, shark bite
- earsear, eardrum, ear canal, inner ear, middle ear
- maritime medicineseasickness, scurvy, ship doctor, sick bay, medical officer