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External otitis
Question | Answer |
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AKA | Swimmers ear |
Definition | inflamation of the ear canal |
who gets this | swimmers, divers, surfers, kids, hearing aid wearers |
cause | bacteria |
what has antibacterial effect | earwax |
what causes bacterial infection | moisture, cleaning, drying ear canal, removing earwax |
s/s | ear pain, fullness in ear, drainage, ear canal red, swollen |
teaching | cleaning of the ear canal, tx of infection, corticosteriods, teaching |