UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and strep throat.

To avoid swimmer’s ear in the future, prevent water from lingering in your ear canals. But if your ears feel damp or itchy, ...

An ear infection can present as a dull, persistent ache, and is sometimes accompanied by pressure, discharge, itching, fever or muffled hearing. In more severe cases, the pain can be sudden, sharp and ...

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a long-term (chronic) swelling and infection of the middle ear, with ear discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforated tympanic membrane (eardrum). The main ...

Summer is less than a month away, with more time for swimming in the pool, boogie-boarding in the surf, or wakeboarding at the lake. If your child ...

Probiotics may prevent AOM in children not prone to AOM ... Background: Acute otitis media (AOM), or acute middle ear infection, is one of the most frequently occurring childhood diseases, and the ...

Dogs can’t tell us when they’re unwell, and it isn’t always easy for us to work out if there’s an issue. Take ear infections as an example. They’re fairly common in dogs, but we won’t necessarily pick ...

A retired pro-swimmer was diagnosed with a brain tumour after her balance issues were mistaken for an ear infection. Cate Jackson, 60, was initially told her headaches, fatigue and trouble ...

A retired pro-swimmer was diagnosed with a brain tumor after her balance issues were mistaken for an ear infection. Cate Jackson, 60, was initially told her headaches, fatigue and trouble ...

A retired pro-swimmer was diagnosed with a brain tumor after her balance issues were mistaken for an ear infection ... on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left ...