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Otomycosis is a fungal infection in the outer ear. An otomycosis infection causes inflammation, dry skin, and a smelly discharge in the ear canal.
Is a common condition encountered in a general otolaryngology clinic setting and its prevalence in this study is 7% among patients who presented with signs and symptoms of otitis externa. It is almost in accordance with other studies. It is a pathologic entity, with candida and aspergillus the most common fungal species. It is not clear that the fungi are the true infective agents or mere colonization species as a result of compromised local host immunity secondary to bacterial infection.

Causes

Otomycosis is an infection caused by a fungus. There are several different types of fungus that can cause this infection, but most otomycosis infections are related to Aspergillus species or, less commonly, Candida. 

People come into contact with fungi every day in the environment, but fungi do not typically pose a problem.

Symptoms

• hearing loss, which can be mistaken for deafness
• a feeling of fullness in the ear
• redness of the outer ear
• itching, a more common symptom of fungal infections than bacterial ones
• pain
• inflammation or swelling
• flaky skin
• ringing in the ears
• discharge from the ear, which can be white, yellow, gray, black, or green

These symptoms typically occur in one ear, but it is possible that both ears can be affected at the same time.