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Pruritus and diminished hearing were the main complaints of the patients.<jats:italic>Aspergillus niger<\/jats:italic>and<jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>.<jats:italic>flavus<\/jats:italic>as well as<jats:italic>Candida albicans<\/jats:italic>were the main causes of the disease. The relapse of disease was observed in only five patients (3.1%), where<jats:italic>A. niger<\/jats:italic>was the main fungus. Most relapses were observed in women and in those with diminished hearing, manipulating the ears, ulcers in the canal, and tympanum. 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