Ear problems

Ear Problems: Referred Ear Pain
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Ear problems
Dr Trisha Macnair
The majority of young children have problems with their ears. Most common is earache, usually as a result of infection. Hearing problems are also common and can lead to speech and learning difficulties.
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PREVENTING EAR PROBLEMS
- Never clean the ears with a cotton swab. This only pushes the wax deeper into the ear canal.
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Hearing loss--see Ear problems and procedures
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Vertigo is often associated with inner ear problems called vestibular disorders. A particularly intense vestibular disorder, Mnire's disease, interferes with the volume of fluid in the inner ear.
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- There is a tendency for people who have ear problems to be heavy earwax producers. To reduce the amount of earwax made, eat less unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids are not a problem.
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Otic barotrauma: Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems include ear pain, ringing, diminished hearing and, sometimes, dizziness.
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Antihistamines may be prescribed to control vertigo that is caused by inner ear problems, including Mnière's disease, inflammation of the inner ear (labyrinthitis), benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), ...
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If you have inner ear problems that affect your balance, he or she may also teach you balance retraining exercises (vestibular rehabilitation) — which involve specific head and body movements to correct loss of balance.
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finding the typical combination of problems associated with this disease in the eye and inner ear. Until both the eye and the inner ear are affected, the diagnosis may be uncertain. Either area may be affected first, or the eye and ear problems may ...
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In young children, the only symptoms of an ear infection may be tugging at the ear, crankiness, or fever. Examining the ear is a useful means of monitoring the effectiveness of treatments for some ear problems.
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