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Ear conditions

Ear conditions: Introduction

Any condition or disorder that affects the ear. The ear allows us to use our sense of hearing. Ear conditions can result from bacteria, trauma or may be associated with a number of diseases. Some examples of ear conditions includes: ear infection, tinnitus, vertigo and balance disorders. ...more »

Symptoms of Ear conditions

• Loss of hearing
• Bleeding from the ear
• Ear pain
• Swelling of the ear
• Redness of the ear
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 symptoms of Ear conditions

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Ear conditions:

• Ear Infections: Home Testing:
  • Home Ear Infection Testing
  • Home Ear Tests
  • Home Hearing Testing
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Ear conditions?

• Misdiagnosis of Ear conditions
• Failure to diagnose Ear conditions
• Undiagnosed: Ear conditions

Ear conditions: Related Patient Stories

• Ear popping
• My ear wont pop!
• Bump Behind ear, please help
• Q-Tip Jammed down ear :(
• Ear popping/Sinus pressure
• Q-tip removed worm from ear.
• My son has chronic ear infections....Dr. no help!
• ear getting hot
• Jaw misalignment, bump under ear
• Re operating a perferated ear drum
• retracted ear drum
• Ear Goo
• Doctor using Q-Tips in my ear! (?)
• twitching above ears
• Ear thumping
• Ear trouble
• Right ear rining
• eczema in ear?
• Ears plugged up?
• Please Help Me-Clogged Ears?TMJ?

Ear conditions: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Ear conditions.

Types of Ear conditions

• Otitis
• Ear infection (infant)
• Middle ear infection
• Hearing Impairment
• Deafness
• more types...»

See full list of 32 Types of Ear conditions

Causes of Ear conditions

Read more about causes of Ear conditions.

More information about causes of Ear conditions:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Ear conditions (2 listings)
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Ear conditions

Disease Topics Related To Ear conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Ear conditions:

• Otitis media
• Otitis externa
• Cholesteatoma
• Labyrinthitis
• Acoustic neuroma
• Weber test
• Rinne test
• more related diseases...»

Ear conditions: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• more specialists...»

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Ear conditions

Medical research articles related to Ear conditions include:

• Effects of folic acid supplementation on hearing in older adults: a randomized, controlled trial.
• A Horizon Scan: Uses of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Hearing aid handbook, Part 5
• Ear syringing improved hearing in general practice
• Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Ear conditions: Animations

More Ear conditions animations & videos

Research about Ear conditions

Visit our research pages for current research about Ear conditions treatments.

Clinical Trials for Ear conditions

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Ear conditions include:

• Treatments for Postural Vertigo - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Autoimmunity in Inner Ear Disease - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Corticosteroids,Methotrexate
• Acute Otitis Media: Adjuvant Therapy to Improve Outcome - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Antihistamine,Corticosteroid
• Vaccination for Middle Ear Infection - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Genetic Analysis of Human Hereditary Hearing Impairment - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 88 Clinical Trials for Ear conditions

Statistics for Ear conditions

• Medical statistics for Ear conditions
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Ear conditions
• Death and Mortality statistics for Ear conditions
• Society statistics for Ear conditions

Ear conditions: Broader Related Topics

• All Disease Categories
• Head Conditions
• Ear and hearing conditions
• more types...»

Types of Ear conditions

Ear conditions Message Boards

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Ear conditions, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.

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