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Does Your Child Have Fluid Behind the Eardrum?

To diagnose acute otitis media requires three things: sudden onset of symptoms (ear pain or fever), fluid behind the eardrum, and an abnormal appearnce of the eardrum (redness, bulging, or opacity of the eardrum. Chronic fluid behind eardrum, called otitis … Continue reading

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