Ear infection

MONDO:0021666

A viral or bacterial infection that affects the external, middle, or inner ear. It may follow an upper respiratory infection. Signs and symptoms include pain, ear discharge, ear fullness, hearing loss, vertigo, nausea, and vomiting.

Also known as: Ear infection, otitis

42 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 9 tagged with Ear infection itself.

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↑ Inflammatory disease (10833) ↑ Infectious disease (8205) ↑ Disorder of ear (254)

Sub-types of Ear infection

Infectious otitis media 24 trials
Otitis externa 3 trials · 12 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Malignant otitis externa 5 trials Sub-types →
- Otomycosis 4 trials Sub-types →
- Acute otitis externa 0 trials Sub-types →
- Perichondritis of auricle 0 trials Sub-types →
Geniculate herpes zoster 0 trials
Infectious otitis interna 0 trials
Viral labyrinthitis 0 trials

Most studied deeper sub-types

Acute infection of pinna (0) Acute perichondritis of pinna (0) Chronic fungal otitis externa (0) Chronic perichondritis of pinna (0) Malignant otitis externa caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (0)

Including sub-types (42) Tagged with Ear infection (9)

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Ear infection dilemma: do antibiotics work better than a placebo for young children?

Disease control Not yet recruiting

This trial investigates whether antibiotics like amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate ease symptoms of ear infections (acute otitis media) in children aged 6 months to 3 years better than a placebo. Over 1,100 children are randomly assigned to one of three groups, and families …

Phase 4 • Sponsor: Nader Shaikh • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jul 30, 2026 00:00 UTC

Ear infection

Where it sits in the disease tree

Most studied deeper sub-types

Ear infection dilemma: do antibiotics work better than a placebo for young children?