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Home Disease Index Otitis in the outer ear (otitis externa)

 

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What is otitis of the outer ear?

 


Otitis is an inflammation of the skin lining the ear canal.



What causes otitis?

 


Usually, there is a combination of factors. It may be a mixture of fungal and bacterial infection on top of some trauma to the skin, or it may be associated with some other skin condition, such as eczema, in which the skin is more prone to infection.



What are the symptoms?

 


It often begins with an itchy ear.
There is discharge from the ear.
There is a pain in the ear which is made worse by pushing or pulling the ear lobe or moving the jaw.
The ear canal may partially close up due to swelling of the inflamed skin.
In severe cases the hearing may be reduced.



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