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