{"id":6829,"date":"2022-08-26T07:20:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T07:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=6829"},"modified":"2022-08-26T07:20:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T07:20:13","slug":"ear-infection-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/26\/ear-infection-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Ear Infection Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rayhaber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/orta-kulak-sivi-toplanmasi-cocugunuzda-isitme-azligina-neden-olabilir.jpg?fit=1780%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Middle Ear Fluid Collection May Cause Deafness in Your Child\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several steps you can take to reduce your child&#8217;s risk of developing ear infections, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Vaccinate your child:<\/strong>\u00a0Children who are up-to-date on their vaccines get fewer ear infections than their unvaccinated counterparts. The 13-valent\u00a0pneumococcal conjugate vaccine\u00a0(PCV13) protects against 13 types of infection-causing bacteria.<\/li><li><strong>Consider breastfeeding:<\/strong>\u00a0Breast milk contains antibodies that may help reduce the risk of ear infections and a host of other ailments. Whether you feed milk or formula, make sure your child sits up during feedings to prevent fluid from flowing into the middle ear.<\/li><li><strong>Wash your hands frequently:<\/strong>\u00a0The best way to protect your child against cold and flu is to keep your hands clean.\u00a0Wash your hands\u00a0with soap and water and scrub them clean for a full 20 seconds each time you visit the sink.<\/li><li><strong>Steer clear of sick people:<\/strong>\u00a0Don&#8217;t allow your child to spend time with children or adults who are sick.<\/li><li><strong>Avoid secondhand smoke:<\/strong>\u00a0Studies\u00a0show that children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are up to three times more likely to develop ear infections than those who don&#8217;t have those exposures.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether your child has ear infections or not, it&#8217;s important to ensure they&#8217;re able to hear well. &#8220;No child is too young to have a hearing test,&#8221; Tunkel says. &#8220;We use a variety of techniques to test infant hearing and we can identify a hearing problem even in newborns.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several steps you can take to reduce your child&#8217;s risk of developing ear infections, including: Vaccinate your child:\u00a0Children who are up-to-date on their vaccines get fewer ear infections than their unvaccinated counterparts. The 13-valent\u00a0pneumococcal conjugate vaccine\u00a0(PCV13) protects against 13 types of infection-causing bacteria. Consider breastfeeding:\u00a0Breast milk contains antibodies that may help reduce the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[801],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6829"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}