swimmer's ear

swimmer's ear
swim·mer's ear 'swim-ərz- n inflammation of the canal in the outer ear that is characterized by itching, redness, swelling, pain, discharge, and sometimes hearing loss and that typically occurs when water trapped in the outer ear during swimming becomes infected with a bacterium (as Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus) or rarely with a fungus

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tank ear acute otitis externa.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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