Article: Ask Doctor Cory.(ear infections; asthma; boils)

Dear Dr. Cory:

When I was little I had a lot of ear infections. But now I don't get very many. How come I don't get as many ear infections as I used to?

Shelby Barton

Libby, Montana

Dear Shelby:

You show signs of becoming a good researcher! You are right; the number of ear infections usually begins to decrease as a child reaches school age. This is because the ear structures have begun to grow, becoming more like those of an adult.

In a young child, the eustachian (yoo-STAY-shun) tube, which connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat, is short, narrow and positioned horizontally. An adult's ...

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