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An external ear infection, also commonly known as swimmer’s ear or otitis externa, affects the ear canal, which starts at the opening of the ear and continues to the ear drum. Otitis externa differs from a middle ear infection, which children commonly get from a cold. When a child has a middle ear infection, the eustachian tube becomes filled with fluid and bacteria. During an external ear infection, the skin of the ear canal becomes infected with bacteria.