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Ear, Nose & Throat

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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What to Do If You Discover a Lump on Your Child’s Neck

Finding a lump on your child's neck can be alarming but neck masses are very common in children and usually harmless. A swollen spot on the neck is often an enlarged lymph node, for example, a sign your child's immune system is fighting off an infection. Learn more here.

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Allergic Rhinitis
Avoiding Infection After Ear Piercing
Children and Colds
Chronic Nosebleeds: What To Do
Could My Child Have a Hearing Problem? VIDEO
Does Your Child Snore? VIDEO
Ear Infection Information
Ear Infection Symptoms
Epiglottitis
Hearing Loss
Hearing Screening for Preschoolers: Conditioned Play Audiometry VIDEO
If I Can Hear It, It's Too Loud: Earbuds & Teen Hearing Loss
Middle Ear Infections
Noisy Breathing in Children VIDEO
Reasons Why Your Child Has a Runny Nose VIDEO
Rhinovirus Infections
Swimmer's Ear in Children
Swimmer's Ear in Teens
Swollen Glands
The Difference Between Sinusitis and a Cold
The Difference between a Sore Throat, Strep & Tonsillitis
Tips to Preserve Your Child’s Hearing during the Holidays
Tonsillitis
Treating Ear Infections in Children VIDEO
Treating Middle Ear Fluid
What to Do If You Discover a Lump on Your Child’s Neck
When is a Sore Throat a More Serious Infection?
Your Child and Ear Infections