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  Middle Ear Infections or Otitis Media are secondary infections or side effects of other infections like rhinitis ( common cold ) or chronic sinusitis ( inactive sinus infection). Clogged or Blocked Ears and ear pain indicate a middle ear infection . Fever and ear discharge could be other Symptoms of Middle Ear Infection . Why does chronic sinusitis cause ear pain or clogged ears? In acute sinusitis or active sinusitis, the excess fluid secreted in sinuses is flushed out through the nose. In contrast to acute sinusitis, mucus travels from the sinuses to the throat in chronic sinusitis. In chronic sinusitis or low-grade sinusitis, the infection has lived in the body for such a long time that the body and sinus infection find a balance to coexist peacefully. Our body uses around 200 ml of water which contains proteins, to clean our nose and sinuses and clear dust, bacteria, viruses, and fungi that enter when we breathe external air. With a runny nose, we lose water and...

  During the mid and after the second wave of COVID-19, India has seen a sudden spike in mucormycosis cases. These days the number of new black fungus cases has come down, but discharged patients are returning with recurrence of mucormycosis due to partial treatments. Pre-Covid, the number of Mucormycosis and Aspergillosis (so-called white fungus) cases per annum were few. Sometimes in single digits. The percentage of doctors who had witnessed black fungus cases during their UG or PG (including ENT ) is significantly less. Few UG medical books do not even have mucormycosis mentioned in it. To efficiently treat black fungus cases, an ENT surgeon needs a good experience with the surgery and medications, which are very difficult to achieve due to the rarity of this disease. So, before COVID, there used to be a couple of ENT doctors who used to treat these cases. However, due to the rise in black fungus cases, many doctors started treating mucormycosis cases. It is Mucormycosis ...

  Otomycosis is an outer ear infection caused by fungus. The main symptom of this fungal ear infection is itching in the ear. The usual home treatments and remedies used in case of ear infection can go super wrong and worsen the condition in the case of Otomycosis. Otomycosis causes Aspergillus Niger (black-colored) or Candida (white-colored) fungi cause this infection. Most cases are because of Aspergillus Niger. The spores of Aspergillus Niger are present in the environment. When the water sits on wax in the ear, it creates a good environment for the fungus to grow.   Cotton buds for ear cleaning cause fungal ear infection   Using an ear bud or any other external object especially after a shower to clean ear canal can increase the risk. As the object can carry fungus and on top of that our skin in ear can be sensitive as it is wet and can easily get ruptured giving the fungus a VIP pass to infect the ear.   Otomycosis symptoms The fungus grows an...