The secretary from the office left her job for a vague reason. But after some time, we discovered that she incurred a hearing disability because her außenohr was extremely affected by a worsened irritation. Her obsessive-compulsive attitude, cleanliness freak behavior, and workloads all led to her present condition.

The external ear, namely, the auricle and the external auditory canal, is composed of skin, cartilage, and all associated appendages. The skin and cartilage of the ear are subject to the same insults as similar tissues found elsewhere in the body. Most ear irritation is caused by excessive and extreme exposure to dirt, strong, or harmful chemicals from the outside factor or environment.

Inflammation is the body’s response to cellular injury. The various etiologies that result in inflammation of the ear are numerous and may be categorized broadly as infectious, traumatic, and immunologic. Inflammation of the auricle may result from trauma – to name a few, mechanical pressure from telephones or headbands – radiation exposure, or environmental insults or irritants like chemicals used to clean hearing aids. Immune-mediated inflammation includes atopic and autoimmune disorders. As with many diseases, an etiology is not always apparent.

Extremes could kill you, thus an old quotation said. Too much cleanliness could infest harm as well and most especially with too much dirt. At times we get really complacent about the environment, but this piece of news only proves that even the area we think is safest could not get away with diseases, irritation, and injuries.