Q: Our 12-year-old son loves swimming. He’s in the pool all year, without any problems. This summer, he started taking surfing lessons, and he got a pretty bad earache. His pediatrician diagn… ...

Dear Reader: Swimmer’s ear is a term that describes inflammation or infection in the external auditory canal. That’s the portion of the ear between the eardrum and the outer ear.

Dear Reader: Swimmer’s ear is a term that describes inflammation or infection in the external auditory canal. That’s the portion of the ear between the eardrum and the outer ear.

Objective In this study, the presence and severity of external auditory canal exostoses (EACE) in a group of white water kayakers related to the duration and intensity of kayaking and the number of ...