Your child’s health care professional will advise you on treatments to lessen pain from an ear infection. These may include over-the-counter pain medications or anesthetic drops.

For children with ear tubes, topical antibiotic drops treat the leaky discharge caused by an ear infection much more effectively than oral antibiotics or observation, according to a study published… ...

Ear infections are especially common in babies and toddlers, who are less able to communicate or tolerate discomfort compared to older children or adults. In fact, ear infections are so prevalent ...

Until now,antibiotic ear drops have proved useful for middle ear infections only in children who have ear tubes that can route the drug past that barrier, Kohane said.

A study on treating common ear infections in children adds to a growing body of evidence that favors antibiotic ear drops over antibiotics swallowed in pill or liquid form.

It's a common struggle—5 out of 6 kids will have an ear infection by age 3, according to the National Institutes of Health. Ear infections and other ear, nose and throat (ENT) problems ...

DALLAS – Dec. 13, 2006 -- A multicenter study on treating common ear infections in children with ear tubes adds to a growing body of evidence that favors antibiotic ear drops over antibiotics ...

Boston researchers are developing a single-use antibiotic gel drop to treat ear infections in children, the number one illness for kids up to age 5.

Children who suffer through multiple ear infections are often candidates for ear tube surgery. But a new study finds that the use of one type of ear drops — quinolones — after these surgeries ...

"Children screaming in pain will not get relief from an antibiotic in the first 24 hours. They should be given ibuprofen (Advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol), and sometimes prescription ear drops ...

Ear infections are one of the most common childhood illnesses that bring a child into a physician’s office. Children from ages 6 months to 12 years old are most commonly affected […] ...

A multicenter study on treating common ear infections in children with ear tubes adds to a growing body of evidence that favors antibiotic ear drops over antibiotics swallowed in pill or liquid ...