Dr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
Earache is very common medical problem for both children and adults. The pain of earache results from inflammation and swelling of the structures that make up the ear, including the external auditory canal, the tympanic membrane, and the middle ear. Myringitis is an inflammation of the tympanic membrane or ear drum.
Otitis externa is a skin infection of the outer ear canal. It is the
area where was forms and often occurs after swimming (commonly referred to as
swimmer's ear).
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear and eardrum commonly
seen in infants and younger children. Otitis media also may affect older
children and adults.
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Ear pain may be the first symptom of an ear infection, especially if you have moderate to severe ear pain during or shortly after you have a cold. Other symptoms of an ear infection may include:
Swelling, heat, or tenderness around or behind the ear.
Redness of the ear, ear canal, or skin around or behind the ear.
Drainage from the ear that does not look like earwax.