Six Things Every Dad Should Know about Ear Infections
Most dads with a toddler have experienced the eardrum game. For the minority who haven't, it goes something like this: Your child has a cold for a few days, but otherwise seems fine. Suddenly he or she spikes a high fever and clearly hurts somewhere. You take her to the doctor. He takes a quick look at her ears--only seconds, it seems--and says she has an ear infection. By the age of three, 80 percent of all children will have had such an infection, and half will have had more than one. Here Dr. Christopher Johnson, author of How To Talk To Your Child's Doctor, answers six important questions about this common condition.
1. How can a doctor be sure your child has one? Here's a trade secret--frequently we aren't. If you ask five pediatricians to look in a child's ear, you may well get five different opinions. This is why medical students call it the eardrum game--it seems whatever they say about a child's ear, their instructor will say the opposite.
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About the Author
Christopher Johnson, MD, a former professor of pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic, now practices pediatrics in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the author of Your Critically Ill Child and How To Talk To Your Child's Doctor. His latest book, How Your Child Heals, will be published next year. Check out his website.
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