Questions to ask your doctor
If your child has been diagnosed with an ear infection, you might want to talk to your doctor to find out more.
Here are some questions that you might want to ask.
- How do you know that my child has an ear infection?
- What tests has my child had, and what do the results mean? Does my child need any other tests?
- Why does my child have an ear infection?
- What are the best treatments for my child?
- Are antibiotics necessary? Will my child get better without them?
- What can I do if my child's ear hurts or if my child has a fever?
- Can I do anything to stop my child from getting more ear infections? What if my child gets ear infections all the time?
This information was last updated in Jul 25, 2008
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