Dear Mirror doctor, please, why do children keep getting ear infections? What can be done to prevent ear infections in children?

Ear infections aren’t fun. They can make your ears hot, itchy or painful. They can cause lots of pressure or make it harder to hear. Sometimes fluid leaks out of your ear. I asked my friend Bevan ...

One of the challenges with middle ear infections lies in the fact that the infected area is located behind the ear-canal-spanning tympanic membrane (aka the eardrum). This means that medicated ...

Ear infections are a common and painful occurrence in infants and toddlers. Oral antibiotics are often prescribed for a week to treat the condition, but these drugs can trigger side effects that ...

Each year on March 3, the world observes World Hearing Day, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to raise awareness ...