My 5 month-old keeps getting ear infections. What to do?
The majority of ear infections are caused by viruses, which antibiotics are useless against When antibiotics are repeatedly used for middle ear infection in children, it increases the chances of further infection by 200 – 600%! Supplementation with a multivitamin-mineral supplement together with cod-liver oil can reduce rates of ear infections in children, according to a clinical trial published in the Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology Repeated courses of antibiotics increases the chances that surgery will ultimately be needed 90% of children get better just as fast whether they take antibiotics or not. There is no significant differences in speed of relief of pain, how quickly temperature returns to normal or how soon ear discharge stops. Antibiotics have nasty side effects like destroying all the good and bad bacteria from the body and leading to immune suppression, gastrointestinal problems like bloating and diarrhea, and potential allergies.
