- Ear pain
- Itchy ears
- Otorrhea (ear discharge)
- Bleeding from the ear
- Swollen ears
- Tinnitus
- Ear fullness (feeling of blocked ears)
- Hearing loss (deafness, difficulty hearing)
- Dizziness
- Unsteadiness
It is a state of inflammation in the external auditory canal from the entrance of the ear to the eardrum. The main symptoms include ear pain, itching, and ear discharge. It can occur due to damaging the skin during ear cleaning or bacteria entering the ear. Even when it is healing, there are often cases where itching leads to worsening by cleaning the ear. Also, if the cause of inflammation is a fungus (mold), it cannot be cured with general treatments for inflammation. If you notice symptoms, please come in promptly.
Fungal (mold) growth has occurred in the external auditory canal. Normally, fungi do not grow there, but a weakened immune system or frequent ear cleaning can lead to fungal infections due to damage to the external auditory canal. Common symptoms include intense itching in the ear, ear pain, ear discharge, ear fullness, and hearing loss. When external auditory canal mycosis is suspected, ear discharge is examined. Treatment involves cleaning the external auditory canal and using antifungal ointments and ear irrigation to eliminate the fungus. Recovery may take longer compared to common inflammation, but it is important to continue treatment until fully recovered.
There is a foreign object stuck in the ear canal up to the eardrum. Children may accidentally push unexpected objects into their ears, such as the tip of an earpick or cotton swab. Attempting to remove it forcefully may push it in further, so please come in promptly. If an insect has entered, it can cause pain, intense noise, and damage to the eardrum, so seek medical attention immediately.
Inflammation has occurred in the middle ear (tympanic cavity) deeper than the eardrum. The middle ear has a tubular Eustachian tube connecting to the nasal cavity, and acute otitis media occurs when bacteria from a cold enter the middle ear through the Eustachian tube, causing an infection. Children's Eustachian tubes are thicker, shorter, and straighter compared to adults, making them more susceptible to infection, often leading to otitis media when a cold is almost healed. The main symptoms include pain, ear fullness, hearing loss, tinnitus, and ear discharge. In addition to acute otitis media, there are also otitis media with effusion, chronic otitis media, and cholesteatomatous otitis media, which may have few noticeable symptoms. Some cases may require surgery as it progresses. Furthermore, if otitis media worsens or becomes chronic, inflammation may spread to the inner ear. In cases of inner ear inflammation, even with appropriate treatment, full recovery of hearing may not be possible, so it is important to effectively treat otitis media.
It is a state where hearing is difficult due to decreased auditory function. Tinnitus often accompanies it. The appropriate treatment varies depending on where the impairment occurs in the outer ear, middle ear, or inner ear. Conductive hearing loss caused by impairment in the outer and middle ear, and sensorineural hearing loss caused by impairment in the inner ear.
Otogenic hearing loss caused by external ear and middle ear conditions such as otitis externa, acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, chronic otitis media, and cholesteatomatous otitis media.
Elderly hearing loss, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss, Meniere's disease, and more. If you notice symptoms of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, seeking treatment from an otolaryngologist as soon as possible increases the chances of recovery. Recovery becomes more difficult over time, so please come in immediately if you notice a sudden difficulty in hearing.
As you age, your hearing will also decline. If you find yourself asking others to repeat often during conversations, being told that the volume on the TV is too loud, or if hearing issues are pointed out during a health check-up, please come to us promptly. At our clinic, we finely adjust hearing aids to suit each patient's needs, so feel free to visit us. Our director is a certified hearing aid fitting physician and can also conduct hearing aid fitting tests.
The inner ear has a function that controls the sense of balance, so when there is a problem with this function, you may feel dizzy and unsteady. Symptoms can vary, such as intense spinning dizziness and a feeling of unsteadiness as if the ground is floating. In addition, dizziness can also be caused by factors other than the inner ear. By conducting hearing tests, postural sway tests, and eye movement tests using an infrared CCD camera, it is possible to narrow down the cause of the symptoms. At our clinic, we carefully diagnose not only inner ear issues but also consider brain and overall medical problems, leading to appropriate treatment. The director is a certified dizziness consultant recognized by the Japan Society for Equilibrium Research.