Overview: Ear infection is quite a common infection affecting children more than adults.They can be caused by fungus, virus or bacteria or may be the result of complications of some infectious or communicable diseases.  Ear infections may cause discomfort, pain and interfere with your hearing capacity. Most ear infection get resolved within few days to week without any complications.  If left untreated the ear infections tend to spread into the inner ear causing hearing loss in long run.  Let us understand more about the ear infections. In this section, we will see: What is an ear infection? What are the common signs and symptoms of ear infections? What are the causes of ear infections? How is the ear infection diagnosed? How long to take the treatment for ear infection ? Can we prevent ourselves from ear infections? _________________________ What is ear infection? Our ear consists of three divisions: outer...