The normal ear canal is clean in appearance at all times unless there is something wrong.
Accumulation of ear wax, skin oil, and other debris feed the bacteria and fungi that live in
the normal ear canal leading them to proliferate.
Not exact matches
Although it is a
normal inhabitant of the interdigital areas of paws,
ear canals, anal sacs, vagina, and rectum in dogs and cats, it may cause superficial dermatitis in susceptible animals.
Dr. John Angus, a resident in veterinary dermatology at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, says, «This abrupt angle in the
ear canal is a
normal anatomical feature that makes cleaning difficult and can help trap debris and wax inside the
ear.»
If the dog's
ears smell
normal but her
ear canals remain swollen and itchy despite being cleaned, she may have an allergy.
Warty growths develop in the upper part of the
ear canal and block the
ear canal interfering with
normal cleaning and medicating of the
ear.
The most common problem is chronic yeast overgrowth due to Malassezia pachydermatis a
normal inhabitant of the
ear canal.
Stenosis: Many Shar - Pei have narrower
ear canals than
normal.
Ear cleaning solutions are also sometimes used to help break up the waxy debris and return the ear canal to norm
Ear cleaning solutions are also sometimes used to help break up the waxy debris and return the
ear canal to norm
ear canal to
normal.
They may irritate the
ears or obstruct the
canal, preventing
normal ventilation and interfering with hearing.
In an animal with
normal skin, these yeast organisms live on the skin surface and in the
ear canals in very low numbers and do not cause a problem.
The
ear flap (pinna) and
canal help to funnel sound waves down to the
ear drum for
normal hearing to occur.
Checking the
ears with otoscope (even if the itchy areas are distant from the
ears sometimes
ear mite travel out of their
normal homes in the
ear canal).