Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Over-the-counter (OTC) medications and ear drops are available to treat ear ...

Outer ear infection: Also known as swimmer’s ear or otitis externa, an outer ear infection typically begins as an itchy rash. It can occur when water stays in the ear after you bathe or swim. This ...

Perhaps surprisingly, it’s possible to get swimmer’s ear without a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Two doctors explain what this painful infection is and how to get rid of it.

How Should Swimmer's Ear (Acute Otitis Externa) Be Managed? Judith S. Lynch, MS, MA, APRN-BC Disclosures July 01, 2011 ...

A: When water gets trapped in the ear, it can lead to an infection in the outer ear. This is called otitis externa, or more commonly swimmer’s ear.

When water gets trapped in the ear, it can lead to an infection in the outer ear. This is called otitis externa, or more commonly swimmer’s ear. It often occurs after getting water in the ear or ...

Symptoms of otitis externa usually include itching, pain (especially upon touch) and a smelly discharge. One can see, especially through an otoscope, that the lining of the ear canal is red and ...

Otitis externa is an infection of the ear canal. The most common cause for this is swimming, when water sits in the warm ear canal, creating a perfect environment for bacterial or even fungal ...

Answer • Your grandfather has an aggressive and serious infection of the ear canal. The name of this condition is malignant otitis externa. ''Malignant" here indicates a raging infection, not a ...

The man was diagnosed with "necrotizing otitis externa," or an infection in the soft tissue of the external auditory canal. (The external auditory canal is the portion of the ear canal from the ...

Inflammation in the external part of the ear canal—otitis externa—is the easiest to treat, according to VetOrganics. But if you don’t address the problem, the infection can spread to other ...