Sadie, a five-year-old Golden Retriever, clearly wasn’t her normal self. Her adoptive human mom, Leah, wished the dog could tell her if she hurt or what was making her so restless. The next time she approached Sadie, she noticed that the dog’s right eye appeared to be drooping. A visit to the veterinarian the same […]
Tag Archives: Middle Ear Infection
They disagree, if you or your family is swimming this summer, someone is going to get a swimmer’s ear. Swimmer’s ear is damage and/or inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal caused by overexposure to, you guessed it, water. When water stagnates in the ear canal, bacteria can grow in and around the ear, […]
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When people talk about ears, they normally visualize the outer ear. In actual fact, the ear is made up of the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. The outer ear is comprised of the auditory canal, where wax collects, and the pinna. The middle ear is made up of the Eustachian tube, ossicles, ear […]
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De Morbo HiB HiB, or Haemophilus influenza type b, used to be the most common cause of meningitis in children between 6 months and 4 years of age. Some cases of bronchitis, sinusitis and middle-ear infection are also caused by HiB. The presence of the disease is determined by the sound of the marrow, in […]
Antibiotics are useless against most viruses and viral infection. But many doctors persist in treating viruses with antibiotics. Doctors also over prescribe antibiotics, particularly amoxicillan, especially with infants and young children. Ear infection is to babies as ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder) is to school-age children. Unfortunately, even if […]
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Adenoviral infection, a very contagious ailment that generally affects children, is responsible for about ten percent of acute respiratory infections in children, and is often accompanied by severe diarrhea. The virus can infect the membranes of the respiratory tract, eyes, intestines or urinary tract. Infants and young kids are more apt to contract the disease […]
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Feline ear infections are usually easy to treat, but if they are not treated properly and promptly, the infection may become chronic, causing more problems for your cat in the long run. Knowing the signs and symptoms of ear infections will allow pet owners to obtain the prompt treatment ear infections need. Cats who have […]
Earaches are a common symptom that usually indicates an ear infection. They can cause a lot of discomfort, but they usually go away without treatment for more than five to seven days. However, ear pain with bleeding from the ear canal is usually a sign of a more serious condition ‘perforated eardrum’. A perforated or […]