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Otitis Media
How Can I Prevent Otitis Media?
Because bottle-fed babies are more likely to get otitis media, it is better to breastfeed your infant for the first six to 12 months of life, if possible, to prevent ear infections. Also, remove as many environmental pollutants from your home as you can, including dust, cleaning fluid and solvents, and tobacco smoke. Reduce your or your child's exposure to people with colds, and control allergies.
Medically updated by Cynthia Haines, MD , WebMD, August 2005.
SOURCES: American Academy of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. Academy of American Family Physicians. Merck. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
SOURCES: American Academy of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. Academy of American Family Physicians. Merck. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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