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Ear Tubes
Asked by S.R. from Chicago
on April 30, 2007
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My 13 m/o has had 6 or 7 runs on antibiotics for an ear infection and her pediatrician has sent us to the ear nose and throat guy. I'm nervous about the idea of tubes...
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- Dear Suzi, My daughter has never had an ear infection, but I have two friends whose children were scheduled to have the tube surgery, and were able to avoid it thanks...
- Suzi: My son had tubes when he was 2, the scariest part is the anesthesia, but the procedure is so quick. I literally took him to the operating room, took the elevator...
- My daughter was born with cleft palate and these children tend to have a lot of problems with ear infections. So, at her cleft palate repair surgery, an ENT also put ...
Ear Tubes
Asked by L.C. from Athens
on March 17, 2009
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My son who is 11 months old has had an ear infection every month since he was 5 months old (6 or 7 total). He has also been on antibiotics for the majority of the tim...
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- L., My daughter was similar to your son, having ear infection after ear infection and received tubes at 11 months. It was tough on me, but a life saver for my daught...
- Hi L., It sounds like you are getting feedback on the tubes. You may want to get on board with some treatment from a preventative standpoint. 6 months of antibiotic...
- Hi L., I completely understand your fear. When my daughter was fourteen months old we decided to go ahead and get tubes put in her ears after several ear infection...
How to help an infant to sleep better during an ear infection?
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on January 24, 2009
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My 7 month old has an ear infection; also has had a cold for a few days now. How long does the ear infection last? Any advice on helping him sleep better at night?
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- He should be on anticiotics and usually the pain goes away after 24 hours, sometimes 36. I had ear infections from the time I was born and my oldest had ear infections...
- Hi, J.! My little girl is now 4 yrs old and we only had several ear infection that I can remember. I used Simalasan Ear drops but there are also Hyland's ear drops...
- normally with a child under the age of 3, the doctor wants to see the baby and as a precaution will write out a prescription for an antibiotic - this is according to m...
Ear Tubes
Asked by E.D. from New York
on July 19, 2008
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Does anyone out there have experiences with ear infections and tubes? The doctors are suggesting them for my 3 year old.
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- Here is my long experience with ear infections and it has recently been born out by pediatricians. My first child had ear infections and was constantly taking antibiot...
- Please, do your child a favor and find out what's causing the ear infections. Most likely a food that he's eating. Go to a Naturopath and they'll be able to solve the ...
- E., My 3 year old has tubes in her ears. She has had them since she was about 15 months. She didn't have a single ear infection her first 13 months, then when she w...
Ear Tubes
Asked by J.Z. from Sacramento
on June 1, 2008
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My 18 month daughter has had an ear infection every month this year. Her doctor is talking about ear tubes. Does anyone have any expereince with this? I am concerne...
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- My 13 year old had tubes put in when she was about 9 months old and had no problems with any part of it at all. She didn't have another ear infection after that. She...
- tubes were a godsend for us. the earaches stopped immediately and speech improved drastically. we have had no problems with bathing nor swimming. we'll start swim l...
- My nephew had this done about 18 months ago (he is almost 4 now) and he went from not talking at all to having an amazing vocabulary almost over night! He is also muc...
Ear Infection??
Asked by C.R. from Rochester
on September 20, 2007
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I was told you can kind of tell when a baby has en ear infection because they grab their ear a lot. Well, Gabe does this both ears. Does that mean he has an ear infect...
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- Are you serious? "I just don't want to waste my time". I'm appalled by this! How could a mother ever say her child's health is a waste of time? Ok, so maybe you get to...
- Hi, The fact that you are even hesitant about calling the doctor is a bit disturbing. With motherhood and sick babies, you really need to trust your instinct. If y...
- My son started getting ear infections when he was about 5-6 months old. He also grabbed both of his ears alot. He got ear infections for 6 months straight and ending...
Ear Infection
Asked by J.K. from Austin
on August 18, 2010
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How long does it take for a baby to get over an ear infection? My 9 month old has one, we went to the doctor on Monday night and she has been on antibiotics for 3 day...
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- We have had our fair share of ear infections and a set of tubes. Usually, my kids are significantly better within 24 hours. However, there have been a couple times w...
- Many times the ear infection is caused by a virus and not a bacteria infection. The anitbiotics only work on bacteria and not viruses. So, it may just need time to run...
- Take her to the chiropractor! My daughter had double infections, and I took her the same day she started the antibiotics. She felt better the next day! I've seen chiro...
Ear Infections
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2010
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My daughter is 2 years old and has had 5 ear infections in the last 6 months. Our peditrician referred us to ENT and when we went he basically said he cant do anything...
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- We've been in the same boat with our 11 month old son. I finally went for some natural remedies and we have been doing great! I use garlic ear drops and alternate th...
- Find another ENT, and discuss the possibility that the cause is food allergy related.
- I'm with you, I don't like your ENT's answer-ear trouble can not only lead to hearing loss, but speech problems as well. It's very important to take care of this. Wh...
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 Oil for Ear Infection
Asked by A.E. from Des Moines
on August 8, 2009
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I was wondering how to make ear oil for my dd that has an ear infection, dr gave us RX but I wanted to wait to try something else first. I heard that you use garlic.. ...
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- Garlic oil is very effective for ear infections, but the earlier you start, the better. If the ear infection is bad, you may want to consider giving her the prescripti...
- I think you crush a clove of garlic and put it in a little olive oil and leave it (I don't know how long, and I wonder if this is something that should be made up befo...
- I don't have a home recipe, but the ear drops sold at the coops or natural foods stores only cost around $10, so you may want to try one. The important part of the oi...
