Outer Ear

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Otitis Externa

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Otitis externa is inflammation of the external ear canal, most often due to bacterial infection, commonly Pseudomonas aeruginosa o...

Earwax Impaction

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Earwax, or cerumen, is a mixture of secretions from glands in the outer ear canal and shed skin. It protects and lubricates the ca...

Ear Canal Exostoses

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External auditory canal exostoses, commonly known as surfer ear, are the slow growth of benign bony lumps in the ear canal. It is ...

Microtia

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Microtia is a congenital condition in which the external ear, the pinna, is small or not fully formed, ranging from a slightly sma...

Cauliflower Ear

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Cauliflower ear develops when a blow or repeated friction to the ear causes bleeding between the cartilage and its covering, known...