Ear, Pulling at or Itchy

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Main Symptoms

• An infection of the skin that lines the ear canal.
• Itchy and somewhat painful ear canal.
• Currently engaged in swimming.
• Discomfort when the ear is moved up and down.
• The ear feels plugged.
• Discharge is slight in amount and clear.

Causes

• When water repeatedly gets trapped in the ear canal, the lining becomes wet and swollen. This makes it prone to superficial infection (swimmer's ear). Ear canals were meant to be dry.

See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If

• Doesn't look like swimmer's ear, see EARACHE or EAR CONGESTION.