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Oído de nadador - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Otitis externa aguda; Infección aguda en el oído externo; Oído de nadador crónico; Otitis externa crónica; Infección crónica en el oído externo

Síntomas:

  • Secreción del oído, de color amarillo, verde amarillento, purulenta o con olor fétido
  • Dolor de oído que puede empeorar al halar la oreja
  • Hipoacusia
  • Picazón en el oído o en el conducto auditivo externo

Signos y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico, que incluye la observación del interior de los oídos. El oído, incluyendo el conducto auditivo externo, aparece enrojecido e inflamado y la piel dentro del conducto puede estar escamosa o mudándose.

La palpación o manipulación del oído externo aumenta el dolor. La visualización del tímpano con el otoscopio puede ser difícil de lograr para el médico debido a la inflamación del oído externo o el tímpano puede tener un agujero, que se denomina perforación.

El médico puede tomar una muestra del líquido del oído y enviarla a un laboratorio, de tal forma que se pueda identificar cualquier tipo de bacterias u hongos.

  • Reviewed last on: 8/3/2010
  • Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Guss J, Ruckenstein MJ. Infections of the external ear. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 137.

Pfaff JA, Moore GP. Otolaryngology. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 70.

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