Cardiovascular
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No underlying causes
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Chemical/Poisoning
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Contaminated water
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Dental
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No underlying causes
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Dermatologic
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Dermatitis of the external canal, Epidural abscess, Infectious eczematoid dermatitis
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Drug Side Effect
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No underlying causes
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Ear Nose Throat
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Aural polyps, Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea, Cholesteatoma, Chronic otitis media, Infectious myringitis, Malignant otitis externa, Mastoiditis, Myringitis, Occult cholesteatoma, Otitis externa, Otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane
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Endocrine
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Adenoidal hypertrophy
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Environmental
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Foreign body
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Gastroenterologic
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No underlying causes
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Genetic
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No underlying causes
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Hematologic
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No underlying causes
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Iatrogenic
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[[Prolonged topical antimicrobial use]
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Infectious Disease
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Actinomyces, Aspergillus, Candida albicans, Chronic otitis media, Epidural abscess, Haemophilus influenzae, Infectious eczematoid dermatitis, Infectious myringitis, Mastoiditis, Moraxella catarrhalis, Prolonged topical antimicrobial use, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Tuberculosis
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Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic
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Basilar skull fracture, Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
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Neurologic
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No underlying causes
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Nutritional/Metabolic
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No underlying causes
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Obstetric/Gynecologic
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No underlying causes
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Oncologic
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Aural polyps, Cholesteatoma, Malignant tumor, Occult cholesteatoma
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Ophthalmologic
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No underlying causes
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Overdose/Toxicity
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No underlying causes
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Psychiatric
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No underlying causes
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Pulmonary
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Tuberculosis
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Renal/Electrolyte
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No underlying causes
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Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
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Granulation tissue, Immunodeficiency
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Sexual
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No underlying causes
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Trauma
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Basilar skull fracture, Otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane, Skull fracture, Trauma, Tympanic membrane rupture
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Urologic
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No underlying causes
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Miscellaneous
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No underlying causes
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