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| Definition: | Otitis is any of several disorders involving infection and/or inflammation of the internal or external ear.
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| Alternative Names: | Ear infection; Infection - ear
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| Causes, incidence, and risk factors: | Otitis can affect the internal ear (media) or the external ear (externa). Otitis is classified according to whether it occurs suddenly and for a short time (acute) or if it occurs repeatedly or persistently over a long period of time (chronic).
Specific types of ear infection include:
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Review Date: 1/3/2003
Reviewed By: Jonathan Fanaroff, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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