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    Surfer's ear is the common name for an exostosis or abnormal bone growth within the ear canal. They are otherwise benign hyperplasias (growths) of the...
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    Surfing (redirect from Surfer)
    that surfers swallow roughly ten times as much seawater as swimmers. Surfers sometimes use ear protection such as ear plugs to avoid surfer's ear, inflammation...
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    bone) Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) Subungual exostosis Surfer's ear (exostosis of the ear canal) Torus mandibularis Torus palatinus Calcaneal spur (heel...
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    Otitis externa (redirect from Swimmers ear)
    discharge from the ear. Constriction of the ear canal from bone growth (Surfer's ear) can trap debris leading to infection. Saturation divers have reported...
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    Barotrauma (redirect from Ear fear)
    efforts to equalise the ears using the Valsalva manoeuvre can overpressurise the middle ear, and can cause middle ear and/or inner ear barotrauma. An explosive...
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    List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders Cramp Motion sickness Surfer's ear Treatment Demand valve oxygen therapy First aid Hyperbaric medicine Hyperbaric...
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    Earplug (redirect from Ear plug)
    moldable silicone which is custom-fitted to the ear canal by the wearer. Exostosis, or surfer's ear, is a condition which affects people who spend large...
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    List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders Cramp Motion sickness Surfer's ear Treatment Demand valve oxygen therapy First aid Hyperbaric medicine Hyperbaric...
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    the ears after diving, to prevent ear infections. ear clearing Equalising the pressure in the middle and external ear by opening the Eustachian tubes....
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  • List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders Cramp Motion sickness Surfer's ear Treatment Demand valve oxygen therapy First aid Hyperbaric medicine Hyperbaric...
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