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Otitis externa, also called swimmer's ear, [ 1 ] is inflammation of the ear canal. [ 2 ] It often presents with ear pain, swelling of the ear canal, and occasionally decreased hearing. [ 2 ] Typically there is pain with movement of the outer ear. [ 3 ] A high fever is typically not present except in severe cases.
Perichondritis is inflammation of the perichondrium, a layer of connective tissue which surrounds cartilage. [2] A common form, auricular perichondritis (perichondritis auriculae) involves infection of the pinna due to infection of traumatic or surgical wound or the spread of inflammation into depth (e.g. Infected transcartilaginous ear piercings).
Ear pain. Other names. Otalgia, earache. Examination of the ear canal and eardrum. Specialty. ENT surgery. Ear pain, also known as earache or otalgia, is pain in the ear. [1][2] Primary ear pain is pain that originates from the ear. Secondary ear pain is a type of referred pain, meaning that the source of the pain differs from the location ...
Otorhinolaryngology. Cauliflower ear is an irreversible condition that occurs when the external portion of the ear is hit and develops a blood clot or other collection of fluid under the perichondrium. This separates the cartilage from the overlying perichondrium that supplies its nutrients, causing it to die and resulting in the formation of ...
Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear. [ 2 ] One of the two main types is acute otitis media (AOM), [ 3 ] an infection of rapid onset that usually presents with ear pain. [ 1 ] In young children this may result in pulling at the ear, increased crying, and poor sleep. [ 1 ] Decreased eating and a fever may also be ...
Otitis is a general term for inflammation in ear or ear infection, inner ear infection, middle ear infection of the ear, in both humans and other animals. When infection is present, it may be viral or bacterial. [1][2] When inflammation is present due to fluid build up in the middle ear and infection is not present it is considered Otitis media ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diseases and disorders of external ear. This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes H60-H62 within Chapter VIII: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process ...
Mastoiditis is the result of an infection that extends to the air cells of the skull behind the ear. Specifically, it is an inflammation of the mucosal lining of the mastoid antrum and mastoid air cell system inside [1] the mastoid process. The mastoid process is the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear.