The winter months are upon us bringing cooler temperatures, reduced time outdoors, and less sunshine… this also means a higher incidence of illness for our family members.

One of the most common questions I get from patients is “What should I do about my child’s fever?”

Over 50% of all infants experience an ear infection before the age of 1 and 75% by age 5!

In addition to the pain and irritation for your child, this childhood condition also means hours of lost sleep for you, the parent.

Also known as Otitis Media (OM), an ear infection is a condition of the middle ear.  Here are some quick facts that may be helpful:

“One day I felt fine, and then the next day I was just. . ..”

How often have you heard this? Probably enough that you do not even recognize the absolute absurdity of that statement. Except for severe traumas, such as car accidents, major falls, poisoning, etc., people do not suddenly become ill. Disease does not occur spontaneously.

Small traumas, long-term abuse and negligence, though unnoticeable at first, take their toll on the body over a period of time. When the first symptoms appear, the body has already been malfunctioning for some period of time — often years.