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Quiz: How much do you know about ear infections?
Can an ear infection clear without antibiotics? Did my child get an ear infection because she didn’t wear her hat? Why does my toddler keep getting ear infections? If you’ve asked yourself these...
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From ear infections to ear tubes: A tale of 2 tots (in texts)
Meet Henry and Atticus — two toddlers with much in common. Both little boys live near Boston with their parents and are happy, smiley babies … most of the time. But sometimes, they aren’t quite so...
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Giving antibiotics too soon can be a real pain in the ear
Claire McCarthy, MD Your 3-year-old is cranky, has a little fever, and is telling you that his ear hurts. Time to call the doctor and go get a prescription for antibiotics, right? Well, maybe not. It...
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Shades of gray: Why medicine isn’t always as clear-cut as we’d like
Claire McCarthy, MD Recently I wrote a blog about how the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) thinks that otherwise healthy children with ear infections should wait a couple of days before starting...
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