Ear infection symptoms usually involve discomfort inside the ear or ear canal or on the skin of the ear. Someone with an ear infection may also have a fever or feel dizzy.
Symptoms of an ear infection include:
- Ear pain.
- Swelling, heat, or tenderness around or behind the ear.
- Redness of the ear, ear canal, or skin around or behind the ear.
- Itching and a feeling of fullness in the ear.
- Drainage from the ear that does not look like earwax. The drainage may have bad smell.
- Fever.
- Severe dizziness (vertigo).
- New hearing loss.
| By | Healthwise Staff |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Charles M. Myer, III, MD - Otolaryngology |
| Last Revised | January 13, 2011 |
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