there any preventive measures for Otitis Media? What is the
treatment of Otitis Media? bottle feeding your child, hold his
or her head above the stomach level during feeding. This can
help keep the Eustachian tubes from getting blocked. best hope
for avoiding ear infections is the development of vaccines
against the bacteria that most often cause otitis media. At
present, they are still in the experimental stage. treatment of
middle ear infections with antibiotics vital to prevent
complications. Oral antibiotics can be given for five to seven
days in children over two years old. A full ten-day course of
antibiotics, however, should still probably be used for very
young children and for those with complications. (pain
relievers) may be given to reduce the discomfort.
Antihistamines, decongestants and steroids have not been proven
to work in children for the treatment of otitis media. the
infection clears, fluid may remain in the middle ear. This
situation is termed serous otitis media or otitis media with
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