Outer Ear

Outer Ear Disorders

Merck — Perichondritis is infection of the tissue surrounding the cartilage of the earlobe (pinna), ear canal, or both. Injury, burns, insect bites, ear piercing, or a boil on the ear may cause perichondritis. The infection also tends to occur in people ...More…

Tumors: Outer Ear Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition

Merck — Tumors of the ear may be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). Most ear tumors are found when people see them or when a doctor looks in the ear because people notice their hearing seems decreased. Noncancerous tumors may develop in the ...More…

Injury: Outer Ear Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition

Merck — A number of different injuries can affect the outer ear. A blunt blow to the external ear can cause bruising between the cartilage and the layer of connective tissue around it (perichondrium). When blood collects in this area, the external ear ...More…

Medicinal leeches helped save boy's outer ear, glans ...

Amazon.com — Author Robert Finn Format HTML Number Of Pages 2 Publication Date 2006-07-01 Release Date 2006-08-30More…

The Outer Ear: Catch the Wave

Kids Health — Now hear this! Here's an article about ears. Find out how your amazing ears do their amazing job. Did you hear something? Maybe the sound you heard was as quiet as your cat licking her paws. Or maybe it was loud, like a siren going by. Sounds are ...More…

Otitis in the outer ear (otitis externa)

Net Doctor — Usually, there is a combination of factors. It may be a mixture of fungal and bacterial infection on top of some trauma to the skin, or it may be associated with some other skin condition, such as eczema, in which the skin is more prone to infection.More…