Reoccuring Ear Infections
Ear Infections and Antibiotics
Do antibiotics have a lasting effect on children who take them for ear infections?
Here are the results of one of the latest studies, involving 168 children who had ear infections. The study took place over a three year period. The children ranged from 6 months to 2 years. Each child’s ear infection was treated by random assignment with amoxicillin or a placebo three times a day.
In the next three years, 84 of the children had another ear infection. The researchers calculated that those who had taken amoxicillin were 2 1/2 times as likely as the others to have a recurrence.
Ear infections are one of the most commonly diagnosed illnesses for infants and young children. By age 3, an estimated 75 percent of all children have had at least one such infection.
This study came from the July 1 issue of BMJ (British Medical Journal). For more information on otitis media (ear infections) go to National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders orKids Health and search for middle ear infection.
My children both had ear infections and were prescribed amoxicillan and both developed allergies to the drug. Natural cures may be worth considering given the results of this latest study.
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