Recurrent Ear Infections

About This Condition

Many children suffer recurrent infections of the middle ear, a condition also known as otitis media (OM).

Symptoms

Ear infections can cause irritability, difficulty sleeping, runny nose, fever, fluid draining from the ear, loss of balance, mild to severe ear pain, and hearing difficulty. Untreated infections can cause permanent hearing impairment and can also spread to other parts of the head, including the brain. Frequent or persistent ear infections in children can reduce their hearing when normal hearing is critical for speech and language development.

Healthy Lifestyle Tips

When parents smoke, their children are more likely to have recurrent ear infections.It is important that children are not exposed to passive smoke.
Humidifiers are sometimes used to help children with recurrent ear infections, and animal research has supported this approach. Nonetheless, human research studying the effect of humidity on recurrent ear infections has yet to conclusively show that use of humidifiers is of significant benefit.
Use of pacifiers in infants increases the risk of ear infections
Practitioners of spinal manipulation recommend chiropractic as a treatment for ear infections, though this has not been well demonstrated in research.
 
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