Most Trusted Ent Specialist In Coimbatore

Most Trusted ENT Specialist Of Coimbatore

Medical Conditions And Diseses In Ears

The pinna (auricle) and ear canal make up the outer portion of the ear. The primary purpose of the external ear is to amplify and modify the sound frequency and pressure (about 3 kHz) (around 30100fold). According to our ENT doctor in KumaranmedicalCenterCoimbatore, Earwax, ear canal eczema, swimmer's ear, foreign objects getting into the ear, and auricular perichondritis are themostcommonexternalearailments.

EARWAX BUILDUP OR BLOCKAGE

WHEN EARWAX (CERUMEN) ACCUMULATES IN YOUR EAR OR BECOMES TOO

TOUGH TO WASH AWAY NORMALLY, IT MIGHT OBSTRUCT YOUR EAR CANAL.

THE NATURAL AND BENEFICIAL COMPONENT OF YOUR BODY'S DEFENCES IS EARWAX. BY CAPTURING DEBRIS AND INHIBITING BACTERIAL GROWTH, IT CLEANSES, COATS, AND PROTECTS YOUR EAR CANAL.

DERMATITIS OR ECZEMA

DERMATITIS MEANS INFLAMMATION OF THE SKIN. ECZEMA IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A RANGE OF SKIN CONDITIONS THAT MAKE THE SKIN ITCHY, DRY,AND INFLAMED.THETERMS ECZEMA AND DERMATITIS ARE OFTEN USED INTERCHANGEABLY.

HOWEVER, "DERMATITIS" IS ABROADER TERM THAT INCLUDES MORETHANECZEMARASHES.

FOREIGN BODY IN EAR

THIS OFTEN HAPPENS IN CHILDREN AND SOMETIMES IN ADULTS. FOREIGN OBJECTS (INSECTS, DUST, ETC.) ACCIDENTALLY ENTER THE EAR AND AFFECT THE EAR CANAL, CAUSING HEARING LOSS AND DISCOMFORT. AVOID USING IMMATURE METHODS TO RETRIEVE INTRUDED FOREIGN OBJECTS. THIS MAKES THINGS WORSE.

AURICULAR PERICHONDRITIS

ALTHOUGH NOT ALWAYS INFECTIOUS, THIS MEDICAL ILLNESS IS MARKED BY INFLAMMATION IN THE PINNA OR PERICHONDRIUM (PINNA'S LINING). WHEN NEGLECTED, AURICULAR PERICHONDRITIS CAN RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF CHONDRITES AND IS FREQUENTLY CAUSED BY TRAUMA, INSECT BITES,EARPIERCINGS,ORPOST-SURGERYDIFFICULTIES.