Otolaryngology

First clinical guidelines issued for treatment of swimmer's ear

Published in Health and Medicine Week, April 20th, 2006

An expert panel representing the fields of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery, pediatrics, family medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and medical informatics, has issued new guidelines providing evidence-based recommendations for management of acute otitis externa (AOE), or “swimmer’s ear.”

This condition, affecting one in every 100-250 Americans each year, is characterized by inflammation of the external ear canal and is caused by water trapped in the ear canal, an occurrence that follows swimming in pools, lakes, or the ocean. The trapped water leads bacteria that normally inhabit the skin and ear canal to multiply, causing...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2006-04-20)

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