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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Prompt and complete treatment of ear infections

Prevention Overview Articles

Mastoiditis
Prompt and complete treatment of ear infections reduces the risk of developing mastoiditis.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 19, 2007
Mastoiditis
Mastoiditis is a bacterial infection of the air cells in the mastoid bone of the skull. Mastoiditis most commonly affects children. Before the use of antibiotics , mastoiditis was one of the leading causes of death in children. As of the early 200...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Mastoiditis
Mastoiditis is an infection of the spaces within the mastoid bone. It is almost always associated with otitis media , an infection of the middle ear. In the most serious cases, the bone itself becomes infected.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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