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otitisInflammation of the ear. Otitis externa, occurring in the outer ear canal, is easily treated with antibiotics. Inflamed conditions of the middle ear (otitis media) or inner ear (otitis interna) are more serious, carrying the risk of deafness and infection of the brain. Treatment is with antibiotics or, more rarely, surgery. A 1999 US survey of children's middle-ear problems indicated that the risk is, to a large extent, hereditary. |
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A vaccine that triggers immunity against two common bacteria can prevent many ear infections in babies, a European team of researchers reports. 8) In our study, the incidence of intracranial complications accompanied the incidence of ear infection, supporting the findings of some other authors. The proportion of children given antibiotics specifically to treat otitis media, or common ear infection, declined from 14. |
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