Different Child Illnesses
Acute Otitis media
Some signs and symptoms are fluid in the middle ear may push on the eardrum, causing ear pain. Lying down, chewing, and sucking can also cause painful pressure changes in the middle ear. Other signs may be fever, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. Acute otitis media is the presence of fluid, typically pus, in the middle ear with symptoms of pain, redness of the eardrum, and possible fever. Children are more susceptible to this condition than adults because their Eustachian tubes are shorter and more horizontal than those of adults, which allows bacteria and viruses to find their way into the middle ear more easily. Another reason is because children's immune systems aren't fully developed until the age of 7. Therefore, they have more trouble fighting infections. Breast-fed children are more likely to be healthy than children who were formula-fed. A doctor should be called when children with an earache or a sense of fullness in the ear, especially when combined with fever and conditions are not improving. There's no single best approach for treating all middle ear infections. Antibiotics can be given for the infection. Also a doctor will consider many factors, including:
the type and severity of the ear infection
how often your child has ear infections
how long this infection has lasted
how old your child is
risk factors your child may have
whether the infection affects your child's hearing
Conjunctivitis
Some Symptoms could be discomfort or pain in the eye, redness if the eye, itchiness, and swollen eyelids. Children get conjunctivitis more often that adults because they are subjected to it more often than adults because they spend a lot of time around other children who may possibly have it. Some potential complications that can come from conjunctivitis are ear infections, sore throats, and runny noses. It can be prevented by washing hands often, not sharing tissues and...
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