Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most kids' ear infections can be treated with antibiotics, study finds. But parents may opt for tubes.
What is that on Ryan's nose? Ringworm?
Jun 2, 2021
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News tagged with recurrent ear infections
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No lasting benefit to tubes over antibiotics for childhood ear infections
There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child's ears to reduce the rate of recurrent ear infections during the ensuing two years compared with giving oral antibiotics to treat ear ...
May 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Microbiomes' may hold key to kids' ear infections
(HealthDay)—Recurrent ear infections are the bane of many children—and the parents who have to deal with their care.
Sep 13, 2017
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Medical research
Sound deprivation leads to irreversible hearing loss
Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators have shown that sound deprivation in adult mice causes irreversible damage to the inner ear. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, suggest that chronic conductive hearing loss, such ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Genetics
Rare gene variant associated with middle ear infections
Many parents have heard the night-time cry of "my ear hurts." For some children, this might happen frequently beginning in infancy and even persist into adulthood. An international consortium led by those at Baylor College ...
Jun 29, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
iPhone attachment designed for at-home diagnoses of ear infections
(Medical Xpress)—A new pediatric medical device being developed by Georgia Tech and Emory University could make life easier for every parent who has rushed to the doctor with a child screaming from an ear infection.
Sep 21, 2012
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