Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for thickened ear canal(s)
31 FDA reports name thickened ear canal(s), a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2456). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1986 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 31
- reports citing this reaction
- 6.5%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Thickened ear canal(s) has 31 reports now versus 29 in that prior snapshot: 2 more (6.9%).
- Report change
- +2
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.4 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
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Code 2456 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-PAR · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 31 reports
- DEATH-PAR 6.5%
- LOWER-Q #1986/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH ABNORMAL TEST RESULT,…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 25
- DRUG-LEAD Prednisone · 9
- DESK-WIDE 16 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: ABNORMAL TEST RESULT, THYROID NOS (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Thickened ear canal
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Thickened ear canal(s): low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 2 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Thickened ear canal(s) in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 31 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 2 of 31 reports (6.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: ABNORMAL TEST RESULT, THYROID NOS (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (25). Lead co-reported drug Prednisone (9).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Prednisone appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →