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A Pain in the Ear

Ear Infections in Young Children

By Teri Brown

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Diagnosis and Treatment
Because a small child's language hasn't developed to the point of being able to tell you the where he hurts, diagnosis is generally done by a doctor who can look in your child's ear with an instrument called an otoscope. The doctor will inspect the outer ear and the eardrum, searching for inflammation, which indicates an infection. If it is found, you and your pediatrician will then decide on a method of treatment.

"Your child's doctor will talk with you about specific care for your child," says Dr. Thomsen. These might include giving acetaminophen (Tylenol, Tempra, Panadol) for pain and fever. Thomsen suggests that you ask your child's doctor how much of this type of medicine to give. Other methods of treatment your doctor may suggest are: encouraging your child to drink plenty of fluids, avoid exposing your child to cigarette smoke, not allowing your child to take a bottle to bed and being consistent in giving your child the antibiotic your doctor prescribes.

Many ear infections resolve spontaneously when the Eustachian tube begins to function normally aga

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