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How to Protect Your Child

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Millions of us are exposed to dangerous noise levels on a daily basis and the situation for our children is not any different. In fact, children’s toys can reach decibel levels nearly as loud as a jet taking off (160 db)! See, they aren’t just annoying but dangerous to boot!

Things are quite a bit different for our kids than they were for us. Speakers are smaller but louder. Technology such as MP3 players, iPods, handheld gaming devices and tons of little “key-chain” type critters that blip and bleep are common in today’s households. Our lives are busier, noisier and even classrooms are noisier today. Continue reading →

Summer’s Nearly Here! Do You Have Your Swimmer’s Earplugs Yet?

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Poolside or beachside, if you or your children plan to take a dip in the pool, you might consider protecting your ears from annoying swimmer’s ear or painful ear infections. There’s nothing like a painful ear infection to ruin your child’s summer vacation! And yours, for that matter when you are up all night taking temperatures and administering antibiotics.

Why is it that the ear infection always occurs at the weekend when the doctor is away playing golf? Those urgent or emergency care visits certainly add up, don’t they? I’m still paying on one from the last holiday!

Simple measures such as purchasing ear plugs for swimming or an ear canal drying aid in case you forgot the earplugs can help prevent many of the painful, irritating symptoms of swimmer’s ear and save you money down the road. Continue reading →