Ear Drops & Bulbs
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Swimmer's Ear
Asked by N.H. from Pittsburgh
on August 5, 2008
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My 15 yr. old son just came back from camp and came down with an ear infection. He has been prone all his life. The doctor called it swimmer's ear and gave us antibi...
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- My 6 yr old got that and was given a prescription but I was under the impression it was drops to dry out the water in her ear. Are you sure they are antibiotic drops?
- My kids get ear infections every year. The Doctors have always said to mix one part vinegar and one part hydrogen peroxide, put a few drops in each ear as a preventi...
- interesting to read this because my daughter is complaining of an ear ache. I was trying to see what I could do I have some sweet oil. I was going to puyt that i her e...
Clogged Ear
Asked by K.W. from Las Vegas
on October 16, 2006
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What do i do for a clogged ear. We cleaned out the ear about a week ago and every sense then it has been clogged and she can hear out of her ear but the sounds are muf...
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- oh dear, I just went through over 6 months of "glue ear" with my 5 year old son. He was partially deaf and that was really a problem for us. Eventually he got better...
- you might want to taker her to the pediatrician. i had an outer ear infection caused by a clogged ear about 3 weeks ago that hurt like you know what and i was taking a...
- Take her to a doctor, they have a special instrument to remove built up ear wax safely.
Swimmer's Ear?
Asked by M.S. from Houston
on June 30, 2009
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What is the difference between a regular ear infection and swimmer's ear? What are the symptoms of swimmer's ear. My son has an ear infection for over a week now, I ha...
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- I have a 3 year old and he has had 4 sets of tubes and has had his adnoids taken out. As far as swimmers ear, I would have a new ENT look at him. I have a great doct...
- Are you sure the tubes are still in his ears? My daughter lost one of her tubes just 6 months after her first surgery (had to have another one put it), but the other ...
- The difference between swimmers ear and a regular ear infection is where the infection is. Swimmers ear is an infection of the ear canal, regular ear infections are i...
Ear Tubes
Asked by A.W. from Atlanta
on March 21, 2008
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My little guy, who turns one today, had tubes put in both ears two days ago. He seems to be doing really well, however after we put his ear drops in tonight he was hys...
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- I agree had tubes understand...they are too cold..ok this is how I got mine warm with having to worry if they got to hot from running the bottle under warm water...and...
- Hi, I am sorry that your son has to go through this. 2 of my children have had tubes several times and I too remember the unbelievable pain from earaches and then 4 s...
- Hi there! Both of my kids have gone through tubes in their ears, in fact they both still have them in and the last set was placed 5 years ago. Try warming the ear dr...
Ear Infections
Asked by M.W. from Atlanta
on January 20, 2008
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My daughter has had an ear infection in each ear in the past 2 months. She has also been fighting a cold. In this past year of her life she has been on Septra, amoxici...
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- Ear infections are so scary. I would have your doctor put in her file to never give her Omincef again - there is other things. Omincef did the same thing to my little ...
- My son had an ear infection for 6 months straight - the ped wanted us to see a specialist for tubes. However, we spoke to a nurse practictioner (family friend) that r...
- When the ear infections aren't horrible, I usually try treating them with the Similisan Ear Ache Relief drops. Often times, it helps and the infection clears up on it...
Swimmers Ear
Asked by B.D. from Raleigh
on May 31, 2012
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I have a 13 year old that I am almost sure has swimmers ear. He went to a friends house and they were at the pool most of the day now he's complaining of an earache/he...
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- B., if you want to be super-safe about this, run out to the drug store and buy swimmers ear drops. They are over-the-counter and formulated specifically for this purp...
- My son had swimmer's ear last summer after spending a full day in Lake Michigan. My husband took him to the clinic at Walgreens. It was cheaper than the doc for such...
- We put a little rubbing alcohol in my son's ear when he got water in it and helped to evaporate it. We just soaked a cotton ball in it and dribbled some in his ear.
Ear Infections
Asked by B.K. from San Francisco
on August 26, 2008
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My son 20 months old and he now has his third ear infection. It seems like every time he gets sick it turns into an ear infection and then needs antibiotics to get rid...
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- One is too many. Antibiotics make the ear infections worse in the long run and they cause them to reoccur. Check with a holistic practitioner.
- Hi B. my name is Bre aswell I have a three yeard old boy at home that went through the same as your little mister. It seemed like he had an ear infection at least once...
- Our daughter was the same way. We had many miserable nights with her up crying due to her ears. The doctor put tubes in her ears and we did not have another infection ...
Ear Problems
Asked by B.G. from Louisville
on May 21, 2007
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We had to take my 10 and a half month old son to e.r. last night because he has been so cranky well the doctor said there was pressure on the tubes in his ears and gav...
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- Hi B., The decongestant will help clear up the congestion pressuring his eustacean (sp?) tubes and the drops are basically to numb the ear drum so it's not so painful...
- I've heard warm olive oil can help (don't make it hot - test it on your arm like you would after warming milk or bath water).
- usually medicine like that takes about 24 hours to take full effect. if it hasn't by then you might want to take him the ped...if he has an ear infection, he might nn...
Bleeding Ear
Asked by J.K. from Seattle
on September 28, 2009
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My son had had tubes in his ears for about 7 months and his left ear just started bleeding, like a lot, I took him to the dr and they didn't tell me anything. They jus...
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- It could just be a bad ear infection and best way to treat is antibotic drops in ear, directly to infection. Since its coming out means the tubes are still working.
- Hi J. - If this is the response of any doctor - get a different one. Both my kids have had tubes & one has had an additional ear surgery. Their ENT always made sure we...
- HI J. My daughter has tubes... She has had this happen a couple of times. When she has the bleeding problem, it was do to a burst "pustial" type of infection (like ...
Ear Wax
Asked by A.N. from Houston
on February 10, 2009
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I was wondering if anyone had any suggesstions on how to get ear wax out of a 2 1/2 year old.
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- I use Qtips and a pen sized flashlight so I can see what I'm doing. I'll also go clepto on the little ear wax spoons they have at the doctors office and use those. The...
- Mix proxide, alcohol and 99% vinegar. Make sure you use same part of each and put a few drops in each ear till you hear it fizzle then turn him over and you can see i...
- There is an Earinse at stores. CVS has them on special right now if you can find them. They are free after ECB's. Good luck!
