Middle ear ache (otitis media) is one of medicine's most common and overtreated conditions. But the medical literature shows that, except when symptoms such as pain, discharge and the like are s ...
Two independent studies provide a further nail in the coffin to treatment of childhood earache with antibiotics. ...
Antibiotics are largely ineffective in treating recurring ear infection in children, according to an analysis of 33 studies looking at this method of treatment.
A Finnish hospital has come up with a new approach to the prevention of acute otitis media in children between one and three years the flu vaccine! The study showed that incidence of acute otitis ...
My father is in his mid-60s and suffers from hearing loss. He has to wear hearing aids in both ears and, inevitably, he suffers from infections and painful ears. He went to his doctor to ask for drops
This story begins with a verruca, which belonged to my daughter, Frances, six years old and a frequenter of swimming pools. We tried to get rid of the thing with a selection of plasters that look ...
GLUE EAR: Don't operate
A UK government leaflet alerting doctors to the ineffectiveness of grommets for persistent glue ear (chronic otitis media with effusion) is credited with the consistent decrease in their use over the last 15 years.
Their parents may have suspected it now it's been proven. Personal stereos can damage the hearing of young people, especially if they have a history of childhood ear illnesses. ...
Q-Our family has been living in Spain since November 2000. Both our daughters are unvaccinated (Ella, two, was breastfed and Allegra, one, is still breastfeeding) and, until now, had not received ...