Ear Infection Glossary of Terms

1. Anatomy of an Ear Infection Slideshow Pictures
2. Take the Ear Infection Quiz
3. Tinnitus (Ringing of the Ears) Slideshow Pictures

Acetaminophen: A nonaspirin pain reliever or analgesic. Acetaminophen may be given alone t...

Allergy: A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system, the body system ...

Anatomy: The study of human or animal form, by observation or examination of the living be...

Antibiotic: A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. ...

Blood pressure: The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is...

Common cold: A contagious viral upper respiratory tract infection. The common cold can be ...

Discharge: 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vag...

Ear: The hearing organ. There are three sections of the ear, according to the anatomy tex...

Earache: Pain in the ear. This can occur because of conditions within the ear itself, the ...

Eardrum: The tympanic membrane of the ear, or tympanum. The eardrum separates the middle e...

Eustachian tube: The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx. The function of th...

High blood pressure: A repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. Chro...

Ibuprofen: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is commonly used to treat pa...

Infection: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, an...

Injury: Harm or hurt. To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emot...

Inner ear: A highly complex structure whose essential component for hearing is the membran...

Middle ear: A part of the ear that consists of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and, beyond...

Mouth: 1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and con...

Nausea: Stomach queasiness, the urge to vomit. Nausea can be brought on by many causes, in...

Nose: The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, c...

Otitis: Inflammation of the ear. Depending upon which part of the ear is inflammed, there ...

Otitis externa: Infection of the skin covering the outer ear canal that leads in to the ea...

Otitis media: Inflammation of the middle ear characterized by the accumulation of infected...

Otoscope: An instrument for looking in the ear.

Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pa...

Respiratory: Having to do with respiration.

Sensitivity: 1. In psychology, the quality of being sensitive. As, for example, sen...

SPF (sun protection factor): A number on a scale for rating the degree of protection prov...

Sunscreen: A substance that blocks the effect of the sun's harmful rays. Using lotions tha...

Swimmer's ear: Infection of the skin covering the outer ear canal that leads in to the ear...

Therapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.

Tinnitus: Ringing in the ears. Tinnitus has many causes, including some medications (inclu...

Tylenol: See: Acetaminophen.

Vertigo: Aside from being the name of a classic 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film (with Jimmy St...