II. Pathophysiology
- Benign bony growth of ear canal
- Composed of dense compact bone
III. Epidemiology
- Associated with cold water swimming
- Most common tumor of auditory canal
IV. Symptoms
- Conductive Hearing Loss (typically painless)
V. Signs
- Bilateral, multiple bony growths within the external auditory canal
- Adjacent to Tympanic Membrane
VI. Differential Diagnosis
VII. Management
- Excision if Hearing Loss or Otalgia
- Excision Indications
- Obstructive symptoms (e.g. Conductive Hearing Loss)
- Secondary infection
VIII. References
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Related Studies
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 380.81 |
| SnomedCT | 19560007 |
| English | EAC exostosis, EAR EXOSTOSES, EXOSTOSES OF EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL, exostosis of external ear canal (diagnosis), exostosis of external ear canal, Exostosis ext ear canal, Exostosis of external ear canal, External auditory canal exostosis, Swimmers exostosis, Exostosis of external ear canal (disorder), exostosis; external ear canal, external ear canal; exostosis |
| Italian | Esostosi del condotto uditivo esterno |
| Japanese | 外耳道の外骨腫, ｶﾞｲｼﾞﾄﾞｳﾉｶﾞｲｺﾂｼｭ |
| Czech | Exostóza zevního zvukovodu |
| Spanish | exostosis de conducto auditivo externo (trastorno), exostosis del canal del oído externo, exostosis de conducto auditivo externo, exostosis del canal del oído externo (trastorno), Exostosis del conducto auditivo externo |
| Hungarian | külső hallójárat exostosis |
| Dutch | exostose; uitwendige gehoorgang, uitwendige gehoorgang; exostose, exostose van de uitwendige gehoorgang |
| French | Exostose du conduit auditif externe |
| Portuguese | Exostose do canal auditivo externo |
| German | Exostose des aeusseren Hoerganges |
Ontology: Surfer's ear (C0242113)
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| Dutch | surfers-oor |
| French | Syndrome du surfeur |
| German | Surfer's Ear |
| Italian | Orecchio del surfista |
| Portuguese | Ouvido de surfista |
| Spanish | Oído de surfista |
| Japanese | サーファーズイア, ｻｰﾌｧｰｽﾞｲｱ |
| Czech | Potápěčské ucho |
| Hungarian | Surfer-fül |
| English | Surfer's ear |
