Ear Drops & Bulbs
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Ear Drops
Asked by K.A. from Boston
on February 15, 2012
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My 5 year old has ear tubes. We are now on the second round of ear drops for a lingering infection. The poor kid hates the drops and it's a battle each time we have ...
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- Poor thing my lil one fights it too. Try a sucker give ur lil one a sucker to put in his mouth while putting in the drops that way he or she is getting a treat for bei...
- I know this sounds very strange but our daughter has not had an ear infection since we started bringing her to a chiropractor last June. SHe went from having chronic,...
- Make sure the drops are neither warm or cold. Try leaving the drops bottle either in you armpit or between the thighs for several minutes.
Ear Drops Burning.
Asked by B.L. from Tulsa
on January 3, 2008
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My son is 6 years old. Has had 2 sets of tubes. Just a few months ago they fell out. I am not sure if they both did, I know one did. Anyways, since it has fallen out h...
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- I really, really don't want to scare you but will be honest. My husbands cousin had chronic ear infections that went untreated (when I say untreated I mean they jus...
- I had ear infections and ultimately broke both my ear drums which resulted in temporary hearing loss in both ears, full in one and partial in another. Hearing is very ...
- Hey i have a step daughter that is 13 years old and she also had the tubes in her ears and the holes didnt heal right and she had alot of ear infections. She has also ...
Garlic Drops - Ear Infection
Asked by S.B. from Portland
on December 26, 2009
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Has anyone had success using garlic drops instead of antibiotics for toddler's ear infection? My 19month old son developed an ear infection and the doctor gave him am...
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- I had repeated success. Mullen oil w/garlic was what worked for us. Many doctors are avoiding antibiotics as they are not the proper treatment, but western medicine...
- Hello S.- I have never tried garlic drops for ear infections, but I believe if the drops reduces the symptoms, great! I've been working with toddlers and prescho...
- Hi S., Yes! Use the garlic drops. We also see a Natropath, and even though my daughter has only had one ear infection, it seemed to work almost instantly (as far as c...
Drops for Ears
Asked by A.S. from San Diego
on May 6, 2010
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Does anyone use any drops for their child's ears,to prevent swimmers ear???
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- Check your local drug store or check with your pediatrician for drops that are safe for kids. When my son was little he would get an ear ache every time he swam in ou...
- I've read that one does not need to use commercial ear drops to dry out the ear; that the main ingredient in them is alcohol and one could just put a couple of drops o...
- Hi A., I've always had great luck with the Similasan line of products. It's over the counter, so you can get it at most drug stores, but it's also homeopathic. I'...
Antibiotic Drops
Asked by C. from Charlotte
on May 13, 2008
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Hi ladies,
My son's pediatrician has prescribed Ciprodex for an ear infection. My son had tubes put in 03/07/08, but has still had an ear infection is his right e...
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- My son had tubes put in at 14 months. He had another ear infedton after that. The ENI prescribed a med that I had to get at Access Pharmacy (because they had to make...
- Hi C., It sounds like he has what they call "swimmer's ear" which is an outer ear infection. The rest of what his ear is going through may have caused that. I agre...
- Hey there, I am a peds nurse, sometimes the drops can burn at first because his ear is infected. But if he is not on oral abx the infection will not get better. If he ...
~Eye Drops~
Asked by J.R. from Houston
on February 22, 2007
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I need some suggestions on how to give my 19 month old eye drops! The first time was easy, but now he knows whats about to happen and he fights me. I am willing to t...
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- Try putting eye drops in your eye. Show him that mommy needs her eye drops to. Me and my husband act like we are taken the medicine too to persuade our little
- Unfortunately, I have had to do the same as these other mothers have explained. My daughter gets ear infections often. She is fine when her ears are not hurting. I can...
- I love the "do it while they're sleeping" idea, so try that first. But if that doesn't work, or you have to do it more often than when he is sleeping, just hold him d...
Cough Drops
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on December 26, 2009
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Does anyone have any medical information about the use of cough drops? Has anyone's Pediatrician told them about any particular dangers of using for toddlers (other t...
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- Hi M. K Knowing that your son could choke on cough drops should be all the information you need not to give them to him. what those the label on the cough drops say ab...
- I don't know about cough drops, but we use tea. Traditional Medicinals makes a Throat Coat tea that's very good. We also use regular chamomile tea with honey. Chamo...
- There are suckers out there to help little ones with colds. They have some Vitimin C in there and other things to help soothe. It seems to help my daughter. If noth...
Getting Ear Drops in 2 Year Olds Ears!
Asked by J.E. from Orlando
on January 2, 2008
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Does anyone have any tips/tricks on getting a 2 year old (just turned 2 in Dec)to let you put ear drops in the ears? My son has tubes (though one just fell out)and ha...
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- I had the same problem with my almost three year old. I mean really, who likes "stuff" dropped into their ears OR eyes (smile). I would drop them in his ear when he ...
- Hi J., When my daughter was little, she also hated ear drops, or nose syringing, or anything that messed with her face! I was successful in getting ear drops in ...
- My little guy - 4 years old - never made a big complain about it but it was easy to put the drops while he was asleep. The Drops i had were needed 2 times a day , so o...
Infant Motrin Drops
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on February 4, 2008
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My 3 month old son has had an ear infection. He weighs 14.5 pounds. My girlfriends say it is alright to alternate every two hours between tylenol infant drops and mot...
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- I have a "pretty color" sheet from McNeil the drug manufacture that I recieved from my pediatrician that states Motrin is for 6 months+. I would wait for 6 months. I...
- Alternating is definitely ok. My pedi had me give my daughter infant tylenol from 2 months (when she got her first shots) but did say that motrin was ok as well. But...
- My pedi says NO motrine until 6 mos then it is every 3-4 hours, not every 2 hours. Tylenol and Motrine can both harm the babies if they get to much. I forget which e...
Rubbing Alcohol Drops in Ears
Asked by R.L. from St. Louis
on November 5, 2008
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I have been taking my 10 mo old son to swim lessons. Yesterday, I saw a mom put drops of rubbing alcohol in each ear after we got out of the pool. She said it dries ...
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- This is one of those old remedies that your child's pediatrician may or may not recommend for your little one. Some doctors don't share the easy fixes that you can do ...
- As long as he doesn't have tubes, that tends to hurt. You might try doing half alcohol and half hydrogen peroxide to make it a little milder. That is basically what ...
- First of all, doctors do not recommend putting a child in swim lessons at all until age 3 because it throws off their equilibrium (and a lot of 10-month-old babies can...
