Ear Infections Health information topics about Ear Infections: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Ear American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZYXNW46JC&sub_... 2. How the Ear Works American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/ears/ear.cfm Children 1. Causes of Hearing Loss in Children American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/causes.htm 2. Children's Middle Ear Infections: Health Deci Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectID=0006595C-3829-1B5F-B1A080AEBC... 3. Ear Infections: Facts for Parents about Otitis Med National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/otitismedia.asp 4. Middle Ear Infection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00303 5. Middle Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/ear_infections.html 6. Swimmer's Ear Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/swimmers_ear.html 7. What Is an Ear Infection? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/ear_infection.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Otitis Externa National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010032&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Otitis Media National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010033&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Ear Problems American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/507.xml Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. NIDCD Glossary National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/glossary/glossary.asp Directories 1. Find an Otolaryngologist American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/ent_otolaryngologist.cfm Health Check Tools 1. Ear Infection Quiz Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=QZ00026 National Institutes of Health 1. Otitis Media (Ear Infection) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/otitism.asp Organizations 1. American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck http://www.entnet.org/ 2. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communica http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Question and Answers on Acute Otitis Media American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/aomqa.htm 2. JAMA Patient Page: Acute Otitis Media American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZIDXIZZKD&sub_... 3. Ear Infections (Otitis Media) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/otitis_media.html Related Issues 1. Cholesteatoma American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/ears/cholesteatoma.cfm 2. Perforated Eardrum American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/ears/perforation.cfm Research 1. Vaccine for Middle Ear Infections Imitation Is the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/stories/04/05_28_04.asp 2. New Guidelines Say 'Watchful Waiting' Is American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/x27265.xml 3. Many Parents Willing to Wait on Antibiotic Prescri Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/antibiotic_rx.html Specific Conditions 1. Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/ear/swimmer_ear.html 2. Fluid in the Middle Ear (Otitis Media with Effusio National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/antibioticresistance/files/ome.pdf Teenagers 1. External Otitis (Swimmer's Ear) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/swimmers_ear.html Treatment 1. New Guidelines Outline Appropriate Treatment of Ea American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/maraomrelease.htm 2. Doctor, Please Explain Ear Tubes American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/ears/Ear-Tubes.cfm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.