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Article: Protecting little pitchers' ears. (ear infections in children) (includes related article about antibiotic treatments) (Cover Story)
- Article from:
- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- December 1, 1994
- Author:
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Eavesdrop among parents at any playground and you'll hear them swapping tales about one of the most common maladies of toddlerhood--ear infections. The sleepless nights, endless trips to the pediatrician, and repeated rounds of expensive antibiotics are so common they're something of a preschool rite of passage. Ninety percent of American children will have had at least one ear infection before age 6.
Collectively called otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear), ear infections and middle ear fluid accounted for 24.5 million doctors' visits in 1990, a 150 percent increase since 1975, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...