Ear Infections in Children
It can be heartbreaking when your child is suffering from an ear infection. Let’s explore ear infections and what you can do if your child suffers from ear aches.
Ear infections can last for weeks or months
Otitis Media
We usually call an ear infection that comes on quickly ‘ear ache’, and doctors call it acute otitis media.2 Infections like this are most frequent in children under two and are one of the most common reasons parents take their child to a doctor.
Antibiotics
It wasn’t that long ago that doctors routinely prescribed antibiotics to kids with an ear infections. More recently, though, experts have warned against routine antibiotic use because it doesn’t usually help very much, and the side effects of antibiotic medication often outweigh the benefits.