Perhaps surprisingly, it’s possible to get swimmer’s ear without a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Two doctors explain what this painful infection is and how to get rid of it.
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With mask-wearing and kids out of school last winter, viral upper respiratory infections decreased. However, clinicians have seen a return of respiratory viruses this summer and ear infections are up too.
Clinical trials can assess impact of a medication on a disease. The ideal design is ‘blind’ – when the researchers and participants do not know who is assigned to the different treatments.
Middle ear infections (otitis media) are a common and often painful condition that
most children will experience at least once in their first year.
Should children with reading difficulties get their hearing checked?
Noise is common, but we don’t fully know what that means for our hearing. A recent study suggests how overstimulation of the auditory nerve may be too much for it to handle.
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Head of Ear and Hearing Health, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Biology, University at Buffalo
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Early Childhood Development, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Literacy and Psychology in Education, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Florida
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PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Associate Clinical Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Florida
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Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences. Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of Wollongong