Otitis Media

Ear Drops May Reduce Need For Antibiotics To Treat Ear Infections

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 22nd, 2001

Selected use of eardrops may prevent overprescription of antibiotics for childhood ear infections while satisfying the desire of parents to treat the illness, says a new study by Brown Medical School researchers.

They presented their findings on April 30 at the 2001 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.

Ear infections in children don't clear any faster with antibiotics than with pain-relieving ear drops, the pediatric researchers say. "Because ear infections resolve at similar rates, whether children receive antibiotics or drops, the study indicates that antibiotics may not be needed in many of the 20 to 25 million...

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