Three hospitals in Devon and Somerset have been urged to review procedures for sharing files and managing patients being ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive ...

Acute otitis media occurs almost exclusively after a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Children with mild or moderate symptoms can be treated with antibiotics or closely observed.

Jason B. Pieper, DVM, MS, DACVD talks about recurrent infections and nonresponsive cases of otitis externa What steps should veterinarians take in the face of a prolonged otitis externa case? In an ...

Otitis externa is one of the most common conditions clinicians encounter, particularly in dogs with allergic skin disease. This painful and persistent inflammation of the outer ear canal not only ...

Implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) order set increases compliance with the recommended duration of prescribed antibiotics for children with acute otitis media (AOM), according to ...

Yeasty itchy ears in dogs are one of the top reasons pet parents visit the veterinarian. Otitis externa, infections of the dog’s outer ear canal from yeast, bacteria, or allergies ranks in the top ...

Some antibiotics are no longer as effective. That's as concerning as it sounds. If there’s a point where antibiotics are no longer effective, one expert says we’re “already there.” ...

Abstract Introduction Patients presenting with otitis externa are a common thing in otolaryngology units. However, the practice has not been standardized due to a lack of consensus over the management ...

A new cellphone app developed by physician-scientists at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately diagnose ear infections, or acute otitis media ...

That can contribute to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, sometimes referred to as superbugs. To top it off, taking antibiotics regularly may also make you more susceptible to other illnesses.