Your ear is the organ you hear with and it also controls your balance. There are a variety of ear disorders that have an affect on your hearing or balance, causing pain, vertigo, tinnitus or hearing loss.
Types of ear disorders include:
- mastoiditis
- barotrauma
- labyrinthitis
- otosclerosis
- ear infection
- perichondritis
- polychondritis
- swimmer’s ear
- Meniere’s disease
- auditory neuropathy
- vestibular neuronitis
- autoimmune inner ear disease
- perforated eardrum ~ ruptured, hole
The most common ear disorder in children is an ear infection. And a virus or bacteria frequently cause this type of infection.
These types of ear disorders are not the only cause for ear problems. Causes of ear problems may be also due to:
- boil
- burns
- injury
- loud noise
- insect bite
- medication
- ear piercing
Cerumen is that wax in your ear. Ear wax serves an important self-cleaning function, so don’t remove it unless it’s causing you problems. Cerumen can cause ear problems when ear wax build up and causes a blockage.
Symptoms of this cerumen caused problem are:
- earache
- ear ringing
- difficulty hearing
- fullness feeling in ear
When cerumen is causing you ear problems, try using an ear wax removal product at home first before seeking drainage assistance from a health care provider.
