title: Acute otitis externa.
abstract: Acute otitis externa, also known as 'swimmer's ear', is a common disease of children, adolescents and adults. While chronic suppurative otitis media or acute otitis media with tympanostomy tubes or a perforation can cause acute otitis externa, both the infecting organisms and management protocol are different. This practice point focuses solely on managing acute otitis externa, without acute otitis media, tympanostomy tubes or a perforation being present.
authors.forename: Charles Ps
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Hui
keywords: Acute otitis externa; Swimmer’s ear