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Ear Infections

Ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their child to a doctor. Three out of four children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. Adults can also get ear infections, but they are less common.

The infection usually affects the middle ear and is called otitis media. The tubes inside the ears become clogged with fluid and mucus. This can affect hearing, because sound cannot get through all that fluid.

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  1. Ear Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... usually affects the middle ear and is called otitis media. The tubes inside the ears become clogged with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/earinfections.html - Health Topics
  2. Otitis media with effusion 
    Otitis media with effusion (OME) is thick or sticky fluid behind the eardrum in the middle ear. It ... Pelton SI. Otitis externa, otitis media, and mastoiditis. In: ... and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007010.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Ear infection - chronic 
    Chole RA, Sharon JD. Chronic otitis media, mastoiditis, and petrositis. In: Flint PW, Francis HW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery . 7th ed. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000619.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media) Video (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media) Middle Ear Infections (Otitis Media) en español: Infecciones del oído medio Medically reviewed ... a child has an ear infection (also called otitis media ), the middle ear fills with pus (infected fluid). ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/otitis-media.html - Videos
  5. Ear infection - acute 
    ... most common type of ear infection is called otitis media. It is caused by swelling and infection of ... or infection of the brain membrane (meningitis) Chronic otitis media Collection of pus in or around the brain ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000638.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Ear tube insertion 
    ... Elsevier; 2019:chap 33. Kerschner JE, Preciado D. Otitis media. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, ... Elsevier; 2020:chap 658. Pelton SI. Otitis externa, otitis media, and mastoiditis. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003015.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Middle ear infection (otitis media) (image) 
    Otitis media is an inflammation or infection of the middle ear. Acute otitis media (acute ear infection) occurs when there is bacterial ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19324.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Cholesteatoma 
    Player B. Otitis media. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, et al, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics . 22nd ed. Philadelphia, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001050.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Tinnitus 
    ... a symptom of almost any ear problem, including: Ear infections Foreign objects or wax in the ear Hearing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003043.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Mastoidectomy 
    ... to treat: Cholesteatoma Complications of an ear infection ( otitis media ) Infections of the mastoid bone that do not ... Chole RA, Sharon JD. Chronic otitis media, mastoiditis, and ... eds. Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery . 7th ed. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003016.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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