Ear Infections

Overview of otitis externa and media.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

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Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Otitis media - acute

NICE guideline [NG91]: Otitis media (acute): antimicrobial prescribing

Acute Otitis Externa - Clinical Practice Guideline (AAFP)

Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update) (AAO-HNSF 2016)

Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (AAO-HNSF 2013)

The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media: Clinical Practice Guideline (AAP 2013)