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Swimmer's Ear
Alternate Names : Ear Infection - Outer Ear - Acute, Otitis Externa - Acute
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call for an appointment with your doctor if you develop any symptoms of swimmer's ear. Call your doctor if the symptoms worsen or persist despite treatment, or if new symptoms appear, including pain and redness of the skull behind the ear or persistent fever.
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• Definition
• Swimmer's Ear Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Swimmer's Ear Symptoms & Signs
• Swimmer's Ear Prevention
• Swimmer's Ear Diagnosis & Tests
• Swimmer's Ear Treatment
• Swimmer's Ear Prognosis
• Swimmer's Ear Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Common Cold
• Ear Infection - Acute
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• Swimmer's Ear - Chronic
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• Earache
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• Pain Medications
Review Date : 8/27/2003
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. editorial. Previously reviewed by Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network(8/17/2001).
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