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Frequent ear infections

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Frequent ear infections is a clinical finding in which a person often gets infections in the middle ear. This is more common in childhood.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

14 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Ear disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Symptoms

Decreased appetite
Fever
Irritability
Ear ache
Bulging eardrum
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Frequent ear infections
Cefprozil
5
1 review
Amoxicillin
5
1 review
Ofloxacin
3
6 reviews
Azithromycin
3
1 review
Ibuprofen
2.7
3 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Frequent ear infections

Surgery

Myringotomy
2
1 review

Medical devices

Ear tubes

Tests

Aerobic and anaerobic culture
Acoustic reflectometry

Risk factors

Personal

Cigarette smoke exposure
Cigarette smoke exposure

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