Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should take these infections seriously to preserve their children’s language development. That’s because each ear infection can potentially impair hearing with fluid building up behind the eardrum. Link Between Chronic...
The most common trigger of an ear infection in kids is an upper respiratory infection, like a cold or the flu. These viruses can swell the eustachian tube so that air can't flow into the middle ear. Allergies to pollen, dust, animal dander, or food can have the same effect. So can ...
Ad "Middle ear infection is a common childhood disease and obesity is a growing problem worldwide," said Linda Bartoshuk, PhD, of the University of Florida College of Dentistry. "Any potential association between these two public health issues is of considerable interest." Bartoshuk presented s...
andtympanic membrane retractionexceeded 2 million per year in both the 0 to 20-year age group and among patients older than 20 years. The prevalence of visits in adults in that study was 77% of the prevalence in children. Hearing loss frequently accompanies chronic ear disease due to disruptio...
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The goal of aural toilet in theory is to reduce the bacterial load in the middle ear to help the immune system fight the infection and remove large collections of debris that may be a nidus for bacteria. Aural toilet is an important adjuvant to topical antibiotics; however, the benefit of ...
A fastidious, nonmotile, Gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive diplococcus that can cause infections of the respiratory system, middle ear, eye, central nervous system, and joints of humans. A type of “atypical” bacteria that commonly causes mild infections of the respiratory system. ...
And like your tonsils, sometimes they need to be removed because they become enlarged. The runny nose and other symptoms associated with adenoids are common in children, who also experience ear infections with enlarged adenoids.36 Nasal spray and antibiotics are used to treat the problem, but if...
It therefore may be reasonable to expect a higher incidence density of cholesteatoma owing to compromised ventilation of the middle ear caused by inflammation and/or infection. In addition, the annual incidence of cholesteatoma ranges from approximately 9.0 to 12.6 cases per 100 000 adults and ...
These levels lowered significantly in response to bilateral electroacupuncture at the auricular concha, but the decrease in plasma ACTH and cortisol observed was no more than that seen in response to bilateral electroacupuncture at the ear-tips (an off-target site used as a control). Whereas ...