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Otitis Media (Ear Infection)
What is otitis media? Otitis media is an infection or inflammation of the middle ear. This inflammation often begins ...
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Tear-Duct Obstruction and Surgery
Many children are born with an underdeveloped tear-duct system, a problem that can lead to tear-duct blockage, excess ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Ear Infections: Facts for Parents About Otitis Media
What is otitis media?Otitis media is an ear infection. Three out of four children experience otitis media by the time ...
Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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Middle Ear Infections
A Close Look at the EarNext to the common cold, ear infections are the most commonly diagnosed childhood illness in the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
About Swimmer's EarOtitis externa — commonly known as swimmer's ear — is an infection of the ear canal, the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Can I Prevent Ear Infections When My Child Swims?
My daughter swims year round and has recently been getting swimmer's ear. Can these infections be prevented?– ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Ear Infections (Otitis Media) and Hearing Loss in Young Children
What is Otitis Media?Ear infection, also called otitis media or inflammation of the middle ear, is an infection of the ...
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Ears
Listen. Whatever you're hearing — the hum of a computer, your kids playing, a car going by — is thanks to ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Can Chronic Ear Infections Cause Long-Term Hearing Loss?
My daughter has had one ear infection after another. When she gets an infection, she seems to have trouble hearing, but...
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Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Cochlear Implants and the Risk of Meningitis
August 8, 2002 Every year, about 2,000 kids, teens, and adults in the United States with hearing loss receive cochlear...
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Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Ototoxicity (Ear Poisoning)
Sometimes kids who take high doses of drugs for cancer, infection, or other illnesses develop hearing or balance...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
