Bacterial otitis externa, more commonly known as swimmer’s ear, is an infection of the outer ear caused by bacteria. One University of Alabama at Birmingham expert explains how to prevent and treat ...

A 12-year-old girl presents to the guest columnist’s office with a red, painful right auricle. The onset was yesterday, and it is worse today. There is no history of fever or injury to the ear, and ...

Symptoms of inflammation of the external auditory canal, including otalgia, itching/pruritus, or aural fullness; Signs of inflammation of the external auditory canal, including tenderness of the ...

The ear canal is a small, tube-like pathway that extends from the outer ear to the eardrum. A range of health problems can affect this sensitive area, including infection, inflammation, and injury. In ...