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Overview[edit | edit source]
Effective measures for the primary prevention of acute otitis media include treatment predisposing factors(exposure to tobacco smoke), influenza virus, and/or pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and influenza vaccine is recommended during infancy to prevent acute otitis media.
Primary Prevention[edit | edit source]
The following steps can help prevent earaches:
- Avoid smoking near children. Smoking has been shown to cause millions of ear infections each year in children.
- Prevent outer ear infections by not putting objects in the ear, and drying the ear after bathing or swimming.
- Take steps to control allergies. In particular, avoid allergy triggers. Steroid nasal spray may help reduce ear infections. However, over-the-counter sedating antihistamines and decongestants do not prevent ear infections.[1][2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Giebink GS (2000). "Otitis media prevention: non-vaccine prophylaxis". Vaccine. 19 Suppl 1: S129–33. doi:10.1016/s0264-410x(00)00291-7. PMID 11163476.
- ↑ Klein JO (2000). "Nonimmune strategies for prevention of otitis media". Pediatr Infect Dis J. 19 (5 Suppl): S89–92. doi:10.1097/00006454-200005001-00013. PMID 10821477.
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