How you can help
The best thing you can do to help to keep your child’s ears healthy is to regularly get their ears checked at the health service.
A doctor, nurse, or health worker can help you understand:
- what you can do at home to prevent ear disease
- how to recognise the symptoms of ear disease
- the importance of taking your child to a health worker, nurse or doctor as soon as you think your child might have ear disease
- the importance of reminding your child to take medicine as needed, or to follow advice from the health professional, like avoiding swimming for a while.
Resources
The Care for Kids' Ears resources are available to help you and your child understand ear disease. They are fun, and include stories and games to explain:
- how to keep ears healthy
- how to recognise ear disease
- what to do if your child has a sore ear
- the importance of having regular ear checks.
