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A man in England has sworn off cleaning his ears with cotton swabs after developing a potentially life-threatening infection that not only affected his hearing, but also spread to the lining of his ...

Chronic otitis media (chronic ear infection) occurs when fluid behind your eardrum becomes infected and does not go away with antibiotics. Unlike swimmer’s ear that affects the external ear canal, a ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I swim for exercise and relaxation. I try to get in the pool about three times a week. Recently, I have begun to have episodes where it feels like water is still in my ear. Then my ...

GOLDEN, Colo. — A dog brought to Foothills Animal Shelter in January is finally ready to find a forever home after recovering from an ear infection that was so severe, surgeons had to remove both ear ...

Ear infections in dogs, especially yeast infections, are often a symptom of an underlying issue, not the primary disease. Common underlying causes include allergies (both food and environmental), ...

Common ear infection symptoms include fever, ear pain or fullness, and a headache. Children tend to get ear infections more frequently than adults, and often develop a fever. Ear infections can get ...

Ear mites are a type of mite that lives in the ear canal and feeds off skin oils and ear wax. They’re commonly found in animals. However, they may jump from pets onto humans and bite them. Share on ...

We think of ear infections as a summer problem for our dogs. Heat and swimming a lot can cause excess wax and moist ears. But many of our mountain dogs love to roll around in the snow and get moisture ...

Dogs' ears, though often cute and floppy, are prone to infection. Just like humans, they have yeast and bacteria that lives year-round on their skin. The trouble is, when that yeast or bacteria gets ...