Comments on: First Ear Infection http://hillabolt.com/2006/09/30/first-ear-infection/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on First Ear Infection by: Lynnette http://hillabolt.com/2006/09/30/first-ear-infection/#comment-382 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:19:53 +0000 http://hillabolt.com/2006/09/30/first-ear-infection/#comment-382 Thanks for all the great info Steph!! I appreciate the reply!! We've been really good and haven't missed a dose yet!! It seems she is feeling quite a bit better already, but still tugging a little at her ear when she gets really tired. Thanks for all the great info Steph!! I appreciate the reply!! We’ve been really good and haven’t missed a dose yet!! It seems she is feeling quite a bit better already, but still tugging a little at her ear when she gets really tired.

]]> Comment on First Ear Infection by: Steph http://hillabolt.com/2006/09/30/first-ear-infection/#comment-381 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:50:14 +0000 http://hillabolt.com/2006/09/30/first-ear-infection/#comment-381 You know, that's a great question. I think that around 5 to 7 days into the medicine that they basically feel better. Think about when you take antibiotics, it's pretty quick, and that's why they always say "Make sure you take it all, even if you feel better." My advice to anyone with a young child. MAKE SURE you are diligent with the antibiotics. I, unfortunately, missed doses and things when Dianna was little, and I still, to this day, think that contributed to her having to get tubes in her ears. I feel like I didn't do things right, during those VERY FIRST ear infections and then her body became immune to the medicine. With the twins, things have been much better. Interestingly, they seem to be very close to a vaccine for ear infections. Check this out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4768094.stm You know, that’s a great question. I think that around 5 to 7 days into the medicine that they basically feel better. Think about when you take antibiotics, it’s pretty quick, and that’s why they always say “Make sure you take it all, even if you feel better.”

My advice to anyone with a young child. MAKE SURE you are diligent with the antibiotics. I, unfortunately, missed doses and things when Dianna was little, and I still, to this day, think that contributed to her having to get tubes in her ears. I feel like I didn’t do things right, during those VERY FIRST ear infections and then her body became immune to the medicine. With the twins, things have been much better.

Interestingly, they seem to be very close to a vaccine for ear infections. Check this out:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4768094.stm

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