Tips for Prevention, Detection &Treatment of Ear Infection This Season!

Eighty-three percent of children under the age of three have had one or more ear infections (acute otitis media) and 46 percent have had three or more. And, ear infections are the #1 reason for children’s visits to the emergency room; illness visits to the doctor’s office; and for antibiotic prescriptions, but often hard to accurately diagnose. While millions of children get ear infections every cough/cold season there are some strategies that can help with prevention, detection and treatment. Dr. Klein, one of the foremost experts on middle ear infections and co-author of the textbook, Otitis Media in Infants and Children, has important tips for parents on how to prevent, detect and treat ear infections. More about Dr. Klein: Jerome Osias Klein, MD is the author or co-author of more than 400 articles on the infectious diseases of infants and children. As one of the foremost experts on acute otitis media (middle ear infections), in 2007, he co-authored a textbook, Otitis Media in Infants and Children, now in its 4th edition. Dr. Klein is currently Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. https://videos.whiteblox.com/gnb/secure/player.aspx?sid=34908