Why Do Kids Get Ear Infections?
There are two kinds of common ear infections that can affect both children and adults. It is true that children suffer more often from these conditions than do adults and there is a reason for this. First however, let’s look into the ear and learn about the two kinds of infections. The ear is divided into sections. We have the outer ear that sticks out and looks, well, like an ear. In the center of the ear is the opening to the ear canal into which travel the sound waves we hear. The ear canal is divided into the external portion and the middle ear by the ear drum. The ear drum, or tympanic membrane, vibrates as the soundwaves strike it. It transfers those vibrations to the small bones of the middle ear. The vibrations continue through those tiny bones to the inner ear which is the actual sensory mechanism that transfers the vibrations into nerve signals that then go to the brain. Today we are discussing infections of the external ear canal and the middle ear, but not the inner ear. As
