"Swimmer's ear is an infection of your outer ear canal, which is bone and cartilage covered by skin and runs from your tympanic membrane (ear drum) to the outside of your head," said Dr. Thompson.

Her right tympanic membrane, which can be visualized only ... occurs when bacterial infection extends from the middle-ear cavity to the adjacent mastoid air cells. When antibiotics are used ...

Otoscopic findings were categorized by tympanic membrane (TM) position ... Conclusions: AOM is a spectrum of infection that may present at various stages, even in the same child with bilateral ...