Why Kids Get So Many Ear Infections

And how to treat them

Of the many childhood illnesses, ear infections are the ones I remember getting most often. Every time, my mom would truck me off to our pediatrician, Dr. Morrison, who would dutifully examine my ears and prescribe me Bactrim (fun fact: I’m allergic to all drugs ending in -cillin and -mycin, so the standard first line of penicillin was off-limits). I’d …