Don't Miss
- Not Just Brushing: 10 Ways to Start Caring for Baby Teeth
- USDA Proposes New Rules to Cut Sugar, Salt in School Meals
- When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
- AHA News: They Married at Hospital Chapel, Days Before Groom’s Triple Bypass Surgery
- AHA News: Genes, Neighborhoods and a Surprising Finding on Stroke Risk
- Working Gets Tough When Grieving a Lost Spouse
- Pregnant Women in Rural America Often Lack Health Insurance, Upping Risks
- Do You Need an Insulin-Resistance Diet?
- Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
- Deer Carry COVID Variants No Longer Seen in People
Health Tip: Reducing Your Child’s Risk of Ear Infections
By LadyLively on January 21, 2014

Ear infections are common in children, but there are things parents can do to help reduce a child’s risk.
The New York State Department of Health offers these suggestions:
- Breast-feeding, if a viable option, may reduce the risk of ear infections.
- Do not let a child under age 2 lie flat while drinking from a bottle.
- Never allow anyone to smoke around children, and avoid exposing the child to wood smoke.
- If your child is in day care, work with the staff to promote cleanliness and hygiene.
Source: HealthDay
Copyright © 2023 HealthDay. All rights reserved.