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All About Ear Infections

By Jessica Snyder Sachs, Parenting
 
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Which early-childhood illness results in more prescriptions for antibiotics than all other illnesses combined? What's responsible for 24 million doctor visits every year? What will more than 70 percent of children experience before their third birthday? Chances are you know the answer: ear infections.

Yet, as common as they are, there's still much confusion about what causes them, what risks they pose for our children, and how to prevent them.

Here, what you need to know:

Contributing editor JESSICA SNYDER SACHS is a health and science writer based in Georgia.


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