Swimmer’s Ear: How to Prevent and Treat It
Swimmer’s ear (medical term otitis externa) is very different from the run-of-the-mill ear infection (otitis media). Swimmer’s ear is an infection along the ear canal, caused by the ear canal remaining moist for too long which leads to an ideal environment for bacteria to grow—thus creating an infection. In North America, 98 percent of cases of acute otitis externa […]
When Your Child Really Needs an Antibiotic
Neither Mom nor I remember exactly what age I was when these fevers started, but we think it was first grade and that it happened about four or five times over a two-year period.
