Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders in Children

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• Acute Middle Ear Infection in Children
  • What is a middle ear infection?
  • What causes ear infections?
  • What are the symptoms of an ear infection?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has an ear infection?
  • How is an ear infection treated?
    • Medicine for your child’s symptoms
    • Antibiotics
    • Eardrum puncture
  • How can I prevent ear infections in my child?

• Chronic Middle Ear Infection in Children
  • What is a chronic middle ear infection?
  • What causes chronic ear infections?
  • What are the symptoms of a chronic ear infection?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has a chronic ear infection?
  • How is a chronic ear infection treated?

• Fluid in the Ear (Secretory Otitis Media) in Children
  • What is secretory otitis media?
  • What causes secretory otitis media?
  • What are the symptoms of secretory otitis media?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has secretory otitis media?
  • How do doctors treat secretory otitis media?

• Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
  • What are tonsils and adenoids?
  • What causes tonsils and adenoids to enlarge?
  • What are the symptoms of having enlarged tonsils and adenoids?
  • How can doctors tell if my child’s tonsils or adenoids are too big?
  • How do doctors treat enlarged tonsils and adenoids?

• Hearing Problems in Children
  • What causes hearing loss in children?
  • What are the symptoms of hearing loss in children?
    • Symptoms of very bad hearing loss
    • Symptoms of mild to moderate hearing loss
  • How can doctors tell if my child has hearing loss?
  • How do doctors treat hearing loss in children?

• Juvenile Angiofibromas
  • What are juvenile angiofibromas?
  • What are the symptoms of juvenile angiofibromas?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has a juvenile angiofibroma?
  • How do doctors treat juvenile angiofibromas?

• Neck Lumps in Children
  • What causes a neck lump?
  • How can doctors tell what’s causing the neck lump?
  • How do doctors treat neck lumps?

• Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
  • What is recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP)?
  • What causes RRP?
  • What are the symptoms of RRP?
  • How can doctors tell if my child has RRP?
  • How do doctors treat RRP?