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03-18-2011, 03:38 PM
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 Ja sam Ja Poster Rank:87 female Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 17,554 Mentioned: 57 Post(s) Quoted: 7269 Post(s)
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Otitis Externa
Otitis externa (also known as "External otitis" and "Swimmer's ear") is an inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal. Along with otitis media, external otitis is one of the two human conditions commonly called "earache". It also occurs in many other species. Inflammation of the skin of the ear canal is the essence of this disorder. The inflammation can be secondary to dermatitis (eczema) only, with no microbial infection, or it can be caused by active bacterial or fungal infection. In either case, but more often with infection, the ear canal skin swells and may become painful and/or tender to touch.
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03-18-2011, 03:50 PM
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 My Rank: LANCE CORPORAL Poster Rank:2648 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 158 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 4 Post(s)
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Re: Otitis Externa
Ouch! That first one looks so weird and unnatural...  I've had this a few times too, but my ears never swelled up like these ones did, at least not on the outside. Some of those kinda look like piercing infections don't they?  |
