Symptoms
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Ear pain
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A feeling of pressure or fullness in the ear
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Redness or swelling (inflammation) of your outer ear or ear canal
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Scaly skin in and out of ear which may peel off
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Discharge from you ear which can be either water or pus like
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Itching and irritation in and around the ear canal
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Swollen and sore glands in the throat
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Hearing loss
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Pimple or boil in the ear canal
Causes
There are several different causes of otitis externa and number of things that make it more likely to occur.
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Causes of localized OE- A hair follicle (root) become infected, usually by Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacterium.
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Causes of acute and chronic OE- These are due to bacterial and fungal infection.
Other causes
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Excessive moisture (humid)
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Absence of cerumen (waxy substance)
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Allergic and skin diseases
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Incomplete treatment of acute OE may lead to chronic OE.
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Use of cotton swabs, hearing aids (ear phones) and other objects.
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Putting fingers in the ear
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Weak immunity (poor resistance to microorganisms)
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Retained water level in the ear, which provides moist environment for the microorganisms to replicate and make condition severe
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Swimming in polluted water or area
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