Ear Infections Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment. Medically reviewed by Nicole Leigh Aaronson, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, FAAP — Written by Bree Normandin and Daniel Yetman — Updated on July 17, 2023.

There are two types of ear infections: internal otitis media (IOM) and external otitis media (EOM). IOM is an infection behind the eardrum, explains Sarah Lundstrom, AuD, Audiologist at HearCare ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD COVID-19 is a viral infection that typically causes symptoms like fever, chills, cough, and loss of smell or taste. Less commonly, COVID can also affect the middle ...

What causes an ear infection? “Viruses and bacteria cause the majority of ear infections,” says Dr. David Levine, pediatrician and Chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics at the Atlantic Health System ...

This infection is usually caused by swimming, exposure to dirty water, vigorously clearing ear wax, or getting something stuck in the ear. People with swimmer's ear often experience pain, itching ...

Causes of ear pain (otalgia) include a problem directly affecting your ear, like an infection or wax buildup, or an issue happening in a different part of your body, known as referred pain.

Outer ear infections, or acute otitis externa, are often caused by excessive moisture in the ear canal, commonly from showering or swimming, hence the nickname "swimmer’s ear." ...

Ear infections may cause ear pain, fever, headache, and ear discharge. In children, signs of an ear infection may include tugging or pulling at the ear, irritability, and poor feeding.

Few parents are strangers to ear infections: Roughly half of all children suffer one by their first birthday. By age 3, one-third of those youngsters will have two or more ...