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ear anatomy, middle ear infection, otitis media, eustachian tube, mastoiditis, side view of head, mastoiditis, redness, swelling behind ear, ear tube insertion, otitis media, acute, infection, inner ear, middle ear infection, acute, ear infections, the most common reasons parents take children, different types of ear infections, most common, otitis media, an inflammation, infection, the middle ear, middle ear is located just behind the eardrum, term "acute", a short, painful episode, an ear infection that lasts a long time, comes, goes, chronic otitis media, links to ear infections, otitis, ear infections, common in infants, children in part, eustachian tubes, become clogged, each ear, a eustachian tube runs, middle ear, the throat, its purpose, drain fluid, bacteria that, occurs, in the middle ear, eustachian tube becomes blocked, fluid, build up, become infected, anything that causes, eustachian tubes, upper airways to, become inflamed, irritated, fluids to be produced, lead to a blocked eustachian tube, colds, sinus infections, allergies, tobacco smoke, irritants, infected, overgrown adenoids, excess mucus, saliva produced, teething, ear infections, more likely, a child spends a lot of time drinking, a sippy cup, bottle lying on back, contrary to popular opinion, getting water, in the ears, not cause an acute ear infection, the eardrum has a hole, a previous episode, ear infections occur most frequently, in the winter, an ear infection is not contagious, a cold, spread among children, of them to get ear infections, risk factors, not breast-fed, recent ear infection, recent illness of any type, lowers resistance, the body to infection, day care, more than 6 children, pacifier use, genetic factors, susceptibility to infection, run in families, changes in altitude, climate, cold climate, an acute ear infection causes, pain, earache, in infants, clearest sign, irritability, inconsolable crying, many infants, children develop a fever, have trouble sleeping, parents often think that tugging on the ear, symptom of an ear infection, the same number of children going, doctor tug on the ear whether, not the ear is infected, fullness, in the ear, feeling of general illness, vomiting, diarrhea, hearing loss, in the affected ear, child, have symptoms of a cold, ear infection, start shortly after having a cold, all acute ear infections include fluid behind the eardrum, use an electronic ear monitor, earcheck, to detect this fluid at home, device is available at pharmacies, whether child, ear infections, want to describe the current symptoms, whether child has had any symptoms of a cold, allergies, examine child's throat, sinuses, head, neck, lungs, using an instrument, an otoscope, look inside child's ears, infected, areas of dullness, redness, air bubbles, fluid behind the eardrum, fluid bloody, purulent, filled, pus, physician, check, sign of perforation, hole, holes, eardrum, a hearing test recommended, child has had persistent, chronic, recurrent, ear infections, goals, treating ear infections include relieving pain, curing the infection, preventing complications, preventing recurrent ear infections, most ear infections, safely clear up on own, antibiotics, treating the pain, allowing the body time to heal is all that is needed, apply a warm cloth, warm water bottle, use over-the-counter pain relief drops, ears, take over-the counter medications, pain, fever, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, not give aspirin to children, use prescription ear drops to relieve pain, antibiotics, ear infections, require antibiotics to clear the infection, prevent them from becoming worse, more likely child is under age 2, has a fever, acting sick, beyond just the ear, not improving over 24 to 48 hours, several years there was a tendency to over-prescribe antibiotics, increasing numbers of bacteria, resistant to these drugs, joint guidelines, american academy of pediatrics, american academy of family physicians, aimed at using antibiotics, ear infections, most needed, antibiotics, working, 48 to 72 hours, contact doctor to consider switching to a stronger antibiotic, no benefit to more than two, most three, rounds of appropriate antibiotics, surgery, is fluid, in the middle ear, condition persists, antibiotic treatment, a healthcare provider, recommend myringotomy, surgical opening, the eardrum, to relieve pressure, allow drainage, the fluid, not involve the insertion of tympanostomy tubes, ear tubes, in this procedure, a tiny tube is inserted, eardrum, keeping open a small hole that allows air to get in so fluids, drain more down the eustachian tube, tympanostomy tube insertion, under general anesthesia, the tubes fall out by themselves, that don't removed in doctor's office, adenoids, enlarged, surgical removal considered, have chronic, recurrent ear infections, removing tonsils, ear infections, ear infections, curable, treatment but, recur, not life threatening but quite painful, generally, an ear infection, simple, non-serious condition, complications, most children, have minor, temporary hearing loss, right after an ear infection, due to fluid lingering, in the ear, this fluid, go unnoticed, fluid that lasts longer than 8-12 weeks is cause, concern, in children, hearing problems, speech to develop slowly, permanent hearing loss is extremely rare, the risk increases child has a lot of ear infections, potential complications from otitis media, ruptured, perforated eardrum, chronic, recurrent ear infections, enlarged adenoids, tonsils, mastoiditis, an infection, the bones around the skull, meningitis, an infection, the brain, formation of an abscess, a cyst, cholesteatoma, from chronic, recurrent ear infections, speech, language delay, child who suffers lasting hearing loss from multiple, recurrent ear infections, call child's doctor, pain, fever, irritability, not improve, 24 to 48 hours, child seems sicker than just an ear infection, child has a high fever, severe pain, severe pain suddenly stops hurting, indicate a ruptured eardrum, symptoms worsen, new symptoms appear, severe headache, dizziness, swelling around the ear, twitching, the face muscles, child under 6 months, let the doctor know right away child has a fever, no other symptoms, reduce child's risk of ear infections, practices, wash hands, toys frequently, day care, fewer children, lessen child's chances of getting a cold, similar infection, leads to fewer ear infections, avoid pacifiers, at daycare, breastfeed, makes a child much less prone to ear infections, bottle feeding, hold infant in an upright, seated position, don't expose child to secondhand smoke, pneumococcal vaccine prevents infections, organism that most commonly causes, acute ear infections, many respiratory infections, evidence suggests that xylitol, a natural sweetener, reduce ear infections, avoid overusing antibiotics, noble j, ed, textbook of primary care medicine, 3rd ed, mosby, gershon, aa, hotez, pj, katz, sl, eds, krugman's infectious diseases of children, 11th ed, mosby, ss, pickering, lk, prober, cg, eds, principles, practice of pediatric infectious diseases, new york, ny, churchill livingstone, 2003.