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PIAYING IT BY EAR.

Authors :
PATEL, NIRMAL
LEITH, NICHOLAS
Source :
Australian Doctor; 3/15/2013, p35-37, 3p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The article offers information on acute otitis externa ( AOE). It states that the it is caused due to loss of hydrophobic layer of the external auditory canal, which exposes canal's epithelium to water and infection. Its symptoms are jaw pain, hearing loss and itching. It highlights that its complication can be skull base osteomyelitis, occurring mostly in older people.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10397116
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Australian Doctor
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
86672720