New AI Tool Could Diagnose Ear Infections

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 5, 2024
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A new smartphone app can help doctors more accurately diagnose ear infections in babies and small children, potentially reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in kids, researchers report.

Ear infections -- known by doctors as acute otitis media (AOM) -- can be difficult to ...

Ear Infections Could Delay a Child's Speech

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 8, 2024
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Ear infections are common for kids, but they can lead to long-term developmental problems, a new study finds.

Temporary hearing loss caused by recurring ear infections can lead to delays in language development and sound processing years later, researchers reported recen...

Paxlovid Won't Cut Odds for Long COVID: Study

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 8, 2024
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Paxlovid might help shorten and diminish a COVID infection, but the antiviral doesn't reduce the risk of developing long COVID, a new study shows.

About 16% of COVID patients treated with Paxlovid wound up with long COVID symptoms, compared to 14% of those not given the ...

Many Antibiotics No Longer Work Against Common Childhood Infections

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• November 1, 2023
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Many antibiotics long used to treat common childhood infections are no longer effective because of antibiotic resistance.

The authors of a new study say global guidelines on antibi...

Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• October 17, 2023
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Which U.S. kids see specialists for ear infections and have tubes placed to drain fluid and improve air flow differs significantly by race.

Asian, Hispanic and Black children are much less likely than white kids to see ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors, new research sho...

Could Ear, Nose & Throat Issues Play a Role in Autism?

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• April 25, 2023
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Researchers have long tried to pinpoint a reason that some people have autism or autistic traits.

A new study from the United Kingdom builds upon evidence about one potential factor, finding that ...

Summer Swim? Watch Out for 'Swimmer's Ear'

• By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• July 23, 2022
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When weather gets hot and people start jumping into a pool, lake or ocean, cases of swimmer's ear are likely to climb, but one expert says there are steps you...

Coronavirus May Infect, Harm the Inner Ear

• Robert Preidt
• October 29, 2021
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By now, it would seem that there is almost no part of the body that the new coronavirus does not strike, but new research adds one more: COVID-19 may be able to infect the inner ear and affect hearing and balance.

There have been reports of COVID-19 patients with symptom...

Could an App Help Kids With Severe Ear Condition Avoid Surgery?

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• October 7, 2021
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A pair of special headphones plus a free app might help kids with hearing difficulty due to "glue ear," a new, small study suggests.

Glue ear is slang for a condition called otitis media with effusion (OME), where thick fluid builds up in the middle ear. It's very common...