OTITIS EXTERNA

Course overview

OTITIS EXTERNA (OE) IS AN INFLAMMATION, INFECTIOUS OR NON-INFECTIOUS, OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL. IN SOME CASES, INFLAMMATION CAN EXTEND TO THE OUTER EAR, SUCH AS THE PINNA OR TRAGUS. OE CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS ACUTE LASTING LESS THAN 6 WEEKS OR CHRONIC WHICH LASTS MORE THAN 3 MONTHS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OTITIS EXTERNA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.