Until recently, nearly every American child with an ear infection who visited a doctor received antibiotics. In one region of the U.S., more than 70% of children received antibiotics before they were 7 months old, and the most common reason for these medications was acute otitis media.
Major studies now indicate that antibiotics are unnecessary in most cases of acute otitis media. Between 80 - 90% of all children with uncomplicated ear infections recover within a week without antibioti...
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