Bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus often cause malignant otitis externa. Over 90 percent of people who develop malignant otitis externa have diabetes.

Otitis externa may be noninfectious or infectious. In the case of the latter, it means there is an underlying bacterial infection. If a person has noninfectious swimmer’s ear, it is usually mild ...

Medically reviewed by John Carew, MDMedically reviewed by John Carew, MD Self-care for otitis externa (swimmer's ear) can be used to treat mild symptoms caused by this inflammation and infection ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive ...

As with acute otitis externa, itching is the main symptom in primary fungal disease. Secondary fungal disease, super-imposed on bacterial infection, is more commonly associated with pain and pruritus.

Bacterial otitis externa, more commonly known as swimmer’s ear, is an infection of the outer ear caused by bacteria. One University of Alabama at Birmingham expert explains how to prevent and treat ...

Otitis externa, or ‘swimmer's ear’, is an infection of the outer ear canal skin and can occur in acute and chronic forms. Excessive water exposure and insertion of certain objects such as ear buds too ...

Long-term swimmer's ear (chronic otitis externa). This is when swimmer's ear doesn't go away within 3 months. It can happen if you have hard-to-treat bacteria, fungus , allergies , or skin ...

Canine otitis externa is a prevalent inflammatory condition affecting the external ear canal of dogs. It is a multifactorial disorder where bacterial and fungal pathogens, notably Pseudomonas ...