Ear fungus refers to the fungal disease of the external auditory canal, the disease can not be eradicated at once, but through standardized and reasonable targeted treatment, often can achieve clinical cure, but easy to recur.
Fungus is easy to grow and reproduce in a warm and humid environment, so the disease is common in the hot and humid climate of the southern provinces of China. There are many types of fungi that cause the disease, with Aspergillus, Penicillium and Candida being the most common. When the external auditory canal into the water or accumulation of secretions, long-term use of antibiotic liquid ear drops, etc., more susceptible to fungal infections, so the disease can often be repeated episodes.
After the onset of debridement in the removal of granulation and necrotic tissue pus on the basis of the need for broad-spectrum antimycobacterial drugs such as miconazole nitrate, or 1% to 3% salicylic acid ethanol solution coated ears, mycobacteria sprayed in the external auditory canal in order to antifungal treatment. Sensitive antifungal drugs can be selected according to the results of fungal culture. Systemic application of antifungal drugs is generally not required.
When the diagnosis of fungal infection of the ear, need to comply with the doctor’s instructions standardized diagnosis and treatment, try to keep the external auditory canal dry, reduce the role of adverse factors, to avoid recurrent episodes of the disease.