A pediatrician explains a spike in ear infections this summer after COVID-19 restrictions lifted
- Written by Abigail Kumral, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
With a beam of light, an otoscope allows a clinician to examine the ear canal and eardrum.SolStock/E+ via Getty ImagesEar pain is one of the most common reasons that young children go to the doctor, and acute otitis media – which means “middle ear infection” – is the most frequent cause for the use of antibiotics in...