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Dr. Greene, my son recently saw an ENT specialist because of mouth breathing, snoring and enlarged adenoids. While checking my son’s ears, he commented on fluid in his left ear, which he estimated might have been there for some…

Is there any reason an 18-month-old cannot fly after ear tube placement? Her mother in Boston is trying to use this excuse to keep my daughter from coming out to California in April as ordered by the courts. Please…

My 7-month old has developed his first ear infection, and our doctor has started him on antibiotics. My question, however, is about the naturally-occurring substance, xylitol. It is sold in sugar-substitute form, toothpaste, and chewing gum. I recently read…

I have recently heard that there is a strong correlation between prenatal sonograms and ear infections in infancy and childhood. Supposedly, new research suggests that children who underwent sonograms have a much higher incidence of ear infections after birth….

My daughter who is 8 months old has been on 5 different antibiotics for the past 3 months for the treatment of ear infections. I want to know if there is any other prescription that can be given along…

My seven-month-old son was diagnosed three weeks ago with an inner ear infection and has been prescribed a total of four different antibiotics. In order, they are amoxicillin, cefzil, sulfatrim, and lorabid. The infection is still not clearing up,…

Are antibiotics always necessary in the treatment of ear infections? I am afraid of my son developing “super bugs” from all the antibiotics we’ve tried to clear the recurrent ear infections.Seattle, Washington

How do you deduce that a child has an ear infection? I had terrible ones as a young thing (my dad smoked a lot), but my mother didn’t always know I had them until they were rather far…

My 15-month-old has had 2 ear infections. My mom heard that children who had more soy products in their diet have fewer ear infections. Didn’t know if you had heard anything about this or not.

When I wash my 3 month old baby’s hair, I usually get soap and water in his ears. Will this cause an ear infection? What causes an ear infection?