Ear Infection Symptoms

• Symptoms of ear infection include:
  
  
  • ear pain,
    
    
  • fullness in the ear,
    
    
  • hearing loss,
    
    
  • ringing,
    
    
  • discharge from the ear,
    
    
  • nausea,
    
    
  • vomiting , and
    
    
  • vertigo.
    
    
• Symptoms may follow a respiratory infection such as the common cold.
  
  
• Discharge from the ear canal is often caused by the infection known as swimmer's ear (otitis externa). A painful ear with decreased hearing is often the result of otitis media, an middle ear infection.