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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, I think overprescribing is generally a thing of the past - our childhoods, moreso than our kids'. If my kid is getting prescribed an antibiotic, it's really only for something that needs an antibiotic (like strep) to avoid progressing to something worse. [/quote]

Not true. Doctors offer them for most ear infections still. The research does not support it but it is done anyway.[/quote]

Most ear infections are bacterial. Less than 10% are mild viral with no other symptoms.  They might start at viral, congestion in the ear from a viral cold.  It’s at risk to become bacterial infection.   High fevers come with viral illnesses and bacterial illnesses.  Bacterial ear infections are usually more painful.    I’m not going to take a risk that my child’s is the viral one.   [/quote]

ugh.  my 3 year old has had 5 rounds of antibiotics for ear infections within 5 months.  always starts viral-- but ears would never drain-- would cause hearing loss and then eventual fever-- twice amoxicillin didn't resolve it after a week so they then gave augmentin as well.

we just did ear tubes and adenoid removal because of this and i'm hoping this dramatically slows down use of antibiotics/reduces ear infections [/quote]

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