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Ear Infections

Ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their child to a doctor. Three out of four children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. Adults can also get ear infections, but they are less common.

The infection usually affects the middle ear and is called otitis media. The tubes inside the ears become clogged with fluid and mucus. This can affect hearing, because sound cannot get through all that fluid.

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  1. Ear Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their child to a doctor. Three out of four children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. Adults can also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/earinfections.html - Health Topics
  2. Ear Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eardisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Swimmer's ear 
    Swimmer's ear is inflammation, irritation, or infection of the outer ear and ear canal. The medical term for swimmer's ear is otitis externa. Swimmer's ear may be sudden ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000622.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Benign ear cyst or tumor 
    Benign ear cysts are lumps or growths in the ear. They are not cancerous. ... most common type of cysts seen in the ear. These sack-like lumps are made up of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001033.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Scalp-ear-nipple syndrome 
    Scalp-ear-nipple syndrome, as its name suggests, is a condition characterized by abnormalities of the scalp, ears, and nipples. Less frequently, affected individuals ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/scalp-ear-nipple-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Ear wax 
    The ear canal is lined with hair follicles. The ear canal also has glands that produce a waxy oil ... make its way to the opening of the ear. There it will fall out or be removed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000979.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Ear barotrauma 
    Ear barotrauma causes discomfort in the ear due to pressure differences between the inside and outside of the eardrum. It may include damage to the ear.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001064.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Cosmetic ear surgery 
    Cosmetic ear surgery is a procedure to improve the appearance of the ear. The most common procedure is to move very large or prominent ears closer to the head.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002988.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Ear discharge 
    Ear discharge is drainage of blood, ear wax , pus, or fluid from the ear. ... the time, any fluid leaking out of an ear is ear wax. A ruptured eardrum can cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003042.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Tinnitus 
    ... the medical term for "hearing" noises in your ears. It occurs when there is no outside source ... sounds. Tinnitus is often called "ringing in the ears." It may also sound like blowing, roaring, buzzing, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003043.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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