What is Otitis externa?

What is Otitis externa?

• Otitis externa: Infection of the outer ear canal.
• Otitis externa: Inflammation of the external auditory canal. (Dorland, 27th ed)
  Source - Diseases Database
• Otitis externa: inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear canal).
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Otitis externa: Introduction

Types of Otitis externa:

Broader types of Otitis externa:

• Otitis
• Ear conditions
• Ear and hearing conditions
• Head conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• Child health conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Otitis externa?

Complications of Otitis externa: see complications of Otitis externa

What causes Otitis externa?

Causes of Otitis externa: see causes of Otitis externa
Risk factors for Otitis externa: see risk factors for Otitis externa

What are the symptoms of Otitis externa?

Symptoms of Otitis externa: see symptoms of Otitis externa

Complications of Otitis externa: see complications of Otitis externa

Can anyone else get Otitis externa?

More information: see contagiousness of Otitis externa
Inheritance: see inheritance of Otitis externa

Otitis externa: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Otitis externa.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Otitis externa.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Otitis externa: see treatments for Otitis externa
Alternative treatments for Otitis externa: see alternative treatments for Otitis externa
Prevention of Otitis externa: see prevention of Otitis externa
Research for Otitis externa: see research for Otitis externa

Society issues for Otitis externa

Hospitalization statistics for Otitis externa: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Otitis externa:

• 0.029% (3,727) of hospital consultant episodes were for otitis externa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for otitis externa required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for otitis externa were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52% of hospital consultant episodes for otitis externa were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 67% of hospital consultant episodes for otitis externa required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for otitis externa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Otitis externa:

Organs and body systems related to Otitis externa include:

• Ear

Name and Aliases of Otitis externa

Main name of condition: Otitis externa

Swimmer's ear, Outer ear infection

Otitis externa: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Otitis externa:

• Otitis media
• Glue ear
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Paracetamol
• Chronic otitis media
• Radical mastectomy
• Temporal lobe abscess
• Swimmer's ear
• Otalgia
• Antibiotic ear drops
• Corticosteroids
• Otomycosis
• Chronic otitis externa
• Necrotising external otitis

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