What is ear infection?

An ear infection is the invasion and growth of microorganisms in the ear.

How do members experience ear infection?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ear infection*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ear infection*

Who has ear infection on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 7
20s 10
30s 13
40s 23
50s 10
60s 7
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 45

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What is ear infection?

An ear infection is the invasion and growth of microorganisms in the ear.



Common symptoms reported by people with ear infection

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for ear infection

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Compare treatments taken by people with ear infection

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have ear infection through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with ear infection? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has ear infection on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 32 say ear infection is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 7
20s 10
30s 13
40s 23
50s 10
60s 7
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 45

These charts show data from ear infection patients who have completed their condition history
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