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Follow the links below to find information about ear diseases, including middle ear infections in children, meniere's disease and hearing impairments.
Reviewed January 2008
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Hearing Impairments
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Links to information about hearing impairments, including deafness.
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Meniere's Disease
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Links to information on Meniere´s Disease, including background information, diagnosis, and treatments.
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Middle Ear Infections in Childhood
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Links to resources which cover the symptoms, causes and management of middle ear infections.
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Adenoids
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Better Health Channel
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The adenoids are lymph nodes located in the throat behind the nose. Infections commonly cause swollen or blocked adenoids. Symptoms include a blocked nose, snoring, sore throat and yellow or green mucus in the nose. Adenoid infections in children can lead to middle ear infections and glue ear. Sinusitis is another complication.
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May 2008
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Ear problems - otosclerosis
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Better Health Channel
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Otosclerosis is a form of bone overgrowth in the middle ear that causes progressive hearing loss. The sense of balance may also be impaired. The cause is unknown. Treatment options include surgery and hearing aids.
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Mar 2007
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Ears explained
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Better Health Channel
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The ear is our organ of hearing and balance. It is made up of three main parts: the outer, middle and inner.
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Jan 2007
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Ear wax
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Better Health Channel
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The ear canal cleans itself with a waxy secretion called cerumen. Sometimes, the wax builds up and causes symptoms, including mild deafness and a sensation of fullness inside the ear. This condition is harmless and easily treated.
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Nov 2007
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Swimmer's ear
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Better Health Channel
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Swimmer's ear is an infection or inflammation of the canal between the eardrum and the outer ear. Causes include water in the ear canal, mechanical damage due to overzealous cleaning, and chemical irritation from hair treatment products.
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Nov 2007
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Swimmer's ear
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myDr
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Infection of the lining to the ear canal is a condition known as otitis externa or `swimmer`s ear`.
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Aug 2005
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Acoustic neuroma
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Better Health Channel
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An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumour that grows in the canal connecting the brain to the inner ear. Symptoms may include difficulties with hearing and balance. Treatment options include monitoring, surgery and radiation therapy.
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Feb 2007
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Ear drops for the removal of ear wax
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Impacted ear wax is one of the most common reasons that people visit their general practitioners (family doctors) with ear problems, as it can cause reduced hearing, discomfort, and sometimes pain and dizziness. Ear drops (either oil- or water-based) ar...
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May 2003
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Swimmer's ear
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Earwax protects the very thin sensitive skin lining the ear canal from stuff that can get into it, especially water.
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Oct 2008
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Otitis externa (swimmer's ear)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Otitis externa, which is commonly known as swimmer's ear, is an infection of the skin lining the ear canal, the tube which carries sound from outside of the ear to the middle ear.
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Aug 2008
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Ear problems: treatment
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myDr
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A number of different pharmacy medicines are available to help soften earwax, as well as to treat ear problems such as swimmer's ear and otitis media.
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Jul 2001
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Eardrum perforation
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myDr
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Eardrum perforation is not uncommon, and can be caused by infection, a blow to the ear, injury from an object being inserted in the ear, and exposure to a sudden loud noise.
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Oct 2004
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Interventions for acute auricular haematoma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Acute auricular haematoma is a condition where a collection of blood forms in the pinna, often following blunt trauma. If untreated it will result in the 'cauliflower ear' or 'wrestler's ear' deformity. The review found no trials of good quality to demo...
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Feb 2004
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Hyperbaric oxygen as an adjuvant treatment for malignant otitis externa
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Malignant otitis externa is an uncommon, although potentially fatal, infection of the external ear canal including the surrounding soft tissue and bone. It is mainly found in the elderly or diabetics. Treatments include antibiotics, stringent diabetes c...
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Feb 2005
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Neurofibromatosis
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Better Health Channel
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There are two different types of neurofibromatosis. NF1, or von Recklinghausen's disease, is the most common and is an inherited disorder. NF2 is less common. Both are caused by different faulty genes, which may be inherited or may have spontaneously mutated at conception.
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Jan 2007
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