Ear infections

Ear infections include a broad range of diseases that can affect any of the ear structures. A middle ear infection (otitis media) is an inflammation or infection of the middle ear and is the focus of this topic.
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Middle Ear Infections
Earaches are very common in early childhood. By age three, two-thirds of children have had an ear infection, and half of this group get them repeatedly.
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Ear infections often affect children who are too young to describe how they feel. In addition, some of the signs of an ear infection, such as fever and sleeplessness, can be the result of many other medical conditions.
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Ear infections are one of the most common reasons parents take their children to the doctor. While there are different types of ear infections, the most common is called otitis media, which means an inflammation and infection of the middle ear.
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Ear infections may cause a ruptured eardrum as the pressure of fluid in the middle ear increases. Conversely, a ruptured eardrum can cause ear infections because the eardrum is no longer intact, and bacteria can enter the middle ear.
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ear infections such as otitis media
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Ear infections are the most common cause of temporary hearing loss in children. Fluid can linger in the ear following an ear infection. Although this fluid can go unnoticed, it can cause significant hearing problems in children.
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Ear infections (otitis media) Allergies Vomiting Diarrhea Pneumonia, wheezing, and bronchiolitis Meningitis Research also suggests that breastfeeding may help to protect against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
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Ear infections and possible consequences such as glue ear are a common problem in childhood. This article covers the symptoms and treatment of the disorder.
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EAR INFECTIONS
By the time your child turns five, it's likely she'll have had quite a few ear infections.
Called otitis media, ear infections affect nearly 75 percent of all children at least once by the time they turn three.
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Some ear infections may be treated with antibiotics. If you have an infection, your health care provider may wait 1 to 3 days to see if the symptoms go away on their own before prescribing an antibiotic.
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Chronic middle ear infections are described as:
Signs of chronic ear infections include persistent ear pain, ear drainage, or hearing loss (over a 3-month period).
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Tympanoplasty is performed to reconstruct the eardrum after partial or total conductive hearing loss, usually caused by chronic middle ear infections, or perforations that do not heal.
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Doctors sometimes insert a pressure-equalizing (PE) tube into an incision or opening in the eardrum to prevent middle ear infections. These infections, known medically as otitis media, are particularly common in young children.
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of chewing gum contain the artificial sweetener xylitol, research by Professor Matti Uhari of University of Oulu shows children who chewed gum (and other products) with xylitol as a sweetener five times a day suffered 40% fewer middle ear infections ...
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You can reduce the risk of a perforated eardrum by preventing middle ear infections.
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Prompt treatment and attentive follow-up of middle ear infections in children will prevent this cause of conductive hearing loss.
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Pneumococcus is the leading cause of bacterial pneumonia and otitis media (middle ear infections) and an important contributor to bacterial meningitis.
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Other problems include ear infections (because the drainage tubes from the middle ear may be blocked), snoring and sleep apnoea. Disruption of sleep can interfere with a child's growth.
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Resistance has occurred in common infectious bacteria such as pneumococcus (a cause of pneumonia, meningitis, and childhood ear infections) and enterococcus (a cause of wound infections).
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If they are frequent, ear infections can lead to loss of hearing.
Chronically enlarged adenoids may cause blockage of the eustachian tubes, leading to congestion and fluid buildup in the middle ear.
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Polyps usually form from constant irritation of the ear canal or eardrum. External ear infections, called chronic otitis externa, are the most common cause of this irritation.
What are the causes and risks of the condition?
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Glandular tissue in the back of the throat that may swell, especially during childhood, obstruct breathing and speaking, and lead to ear infections.
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A noncancerous tumor of glandular tissue.
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(See What tests may be needed after the infection is gone?) In other cases, children develop urinary tract infections because they are prone to such infections, just as other children are prone to getting coughs, colds, or ear infections.
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We have known for several years that breastfed babies have a lower incidence of respiratory infections, ear infections and diarrhea as well as greater protection against measles, chicken pox and other communicable diseases.
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