Back of the ear generally refers to hearing loss, which may be caused by ageing, otitis externa, otitis media, middle ear cholesteatoma and so on.
1. Ageing: With age, all human functions will gradually decline, and hearing will also gradually decline, so the elderly often experience hearing loss.
2. Otitis externa: widespread acute and chronic inflammation of the skin or subcutaneous tissue of the external auditory canal. Patients with otitis externa often have symptoms such as localized swelling of the skin, pain, and oozing of secretions, and may also experience hearing loss.
3. Otitis media: Most patients with otitis media will have different degrees of hearing loss, as well as ear pain, tinnitus and other symptoms.
4. Cholesteatoma of the middle ear: patients will also have different degrees of hearing loss, as well as long-term overflow of fluid in the ear with foul smell, tinnitus and other symptoms, the disease can also lead to intracranial and extracranial complications, which can be life-threatening.
In addition, hearing loss may also be caused by other diseases, such as sudden deafness, drug deafness, noise deafness, etc. It is recommended that patients seek medical examination in a timely manner, and standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor.