1. A game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw a ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of a rectangular court. Players may move the ball by dribbling or passing with the hands. 2.. a game played on a rectangular court by two teams usu. of five players each, who attempt to score points by tossing a ball through a goal on the opponent's side of the court. 2. the round, inflated ball used in this game.
An ear infection may sometimes cause a temporary or reversible hearing loss. This generally occurs because the infection blocks sound from passing through the ear canal or middle ear to the inner ear. When sound is blocked like this, it is known as conductive hearing loss. You may hear sounds as muffled or indistinct.
Ear Infections-Symptoms. Symptoms of a middle ear infection (acute otitis media) often start 2 to 7 days after the start of a cold or other upper respiratory infection. Symptoms of an ear infection may include: 1  Ear pain (mild to severe).2  Babies often pull or tug at their ears when they have an earache.3  Fever. 4  Drainage from the ear that is thick and yellow or bloody. 5  This means the eardrum has probably burst (ruptured). 6  The hole in the eardrum often heals by itself in a few weeks.ymptoms of an ear infection may include: 1  Ear pain (mild to severe). 2  Babies often pull or tug at their ears when they have an earache. 3  Fever. 4  Drainage from the ear that is thick and yellow or bloody. 5  This means the eardrum has probably burst (ruptured).