Archive for the 'ear infections' Category

Attacked by the “Sick-ies!”

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Oh no… I know how tough it is when kids are sick by themselves, but Trevor’s ear infection and Bristel’s kidney reflux are a lot to deal with in a week. As Dr. Greene noted, when the bladder contracts, the openings from ureters into the bladder are normally squeezed shut, but in kids with vesicoureteral [...]

Ear Infections and Ear Tugging

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Hermione, don’t feel bad that you didn’t immediately take Miss Lydia to the doctor when she started tugging on her ears. Kids like to tug on their ears, and research says it’s not an immediate indicator that she has an ear infection. Of course, it was a real bummer to hear that she actually had [...]