Otitis Externa

What this episode covers

With summer pool season in full swing allow me to freestyle a little on a common topic that many Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares seem to be swimming in every summer. This episode of PEM Currents dives right into Otitis  Externa &#8211; AKA Swimmer&#8217;s Ear and reviews diagnosis and treatment. If you were treading water and looking for this topic the wade is over.<br /> <a href="http://www.pemcincinnati.com/blog">PEMBlog.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/PEMTweets">@PEMTweets</a><br /> References<br /> Beers SL, Abramo TJ. Otitis externa review. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2004;20(4):250.<br /> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=17111889">Osguthorpe JD, Nielsen DR. Otitis externa: Review and clinical update.. Am Fam Physician. 2006;74(9):1510.</a><br /> Roland PS, Younis R, Wall GM. A comparison of ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone with neomycin/polymyxin/hydrocortisone for otitis externa pain. Adv Ther. 2007;24(3):671.<br /> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=16638474">Rosenfeld RM, Singer M, Wasserman JM, Stinnett SS. Systematic review of topical antimicrobial therapy for acute otitis externa. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006;134(4 Suppl):S24. </a><br /> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=8263385">Russell JD, Donnelly M, McShane DP, Alun-Jones T, Walsh M. What causes acute otitis externa?J Laryngol Otol. 1993;107(10):898.</a><br />