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Healthy Children > Health Issues > Conditions > Ear Nose & Throat

Ear Nose & Throat

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Some infections—especially an ear infection, strep throat, bronchitis, and sinusitis—may necessitate the administration of medication for a week af­ter your child is well enough to return to school.

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Your Child and Ear Infections

Middle-ear infections, which doctors call otitis media, are less common during middle childhood than at younger ages.

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