Ear Infections

Ear infections are the most ordinary illnesses in babies and young children. Most often, the disease affects the middle ear and is called otitis media. The tubes within the ears become clogged with fluid and mucus. This can affect trial, because sound cannot get through all that fluid.

If your child does not yet talk, you need to look for signs of an disease:

* Tugging at ears

* Crying more than usual

* Ear drainage

* Trouble sleeping

* Balance difficulties

* Hearing problems

Often, ear infection go away on their own, but your health care provider may advocate pain relievers. Severe infections and infection in young babies may need antibiotics. Children who get recurrent infection may need surgery to place small tubes inside their ears. The tubes relieve force in the ears so that the child can hear again.