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To the Editor: A 50-year-old male physician requested an evaluation for mild discomfort in the left ear that had recurred intermittently for a week. Four days before the visit he had difficulty clearing water from his left ear after swimming. There was no history of trauma, otorrhea, or hearing loss. In the previous month he had flown to Europe and back without any symptoms related to the ear.

Examination of the external portion of the left ear revealed a spongy pale-tan mass that completely filled the ear canal. A small forceps easily removed the mass in one piece, a cylinder . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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