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Patient education: Ear infections (otitis media) in children (The Basics)
Written by the doctors and editors at UpToDate

What is an ear infection?
An ear infection is a condition that can cause pain in the ear, fever, and trouble hearing.

What are the symptoms of an ear infection?
In infants and young children, the symptoms include:
●Fever
●Pulling on the ear
●Being more fussy or less active than usual
●Having no appetite and not eating as much
●Vomiting or diarrhoea
In older children, symptoms often include ear pain or temporary hearing loss.

Is there anything I can do on my own to help my child feel better?
Yes. You can give your child medicine, such as acetaminophen (sample brand name: Tylenol) or ibuprofen (sample brand names: Advil, Motrin) to reduce the pain. But never give aspirin to a child younger than 18 years old. Aspirin can cause a dangerous condition called Reye syndrome.
Most doctors do not recommend treating ear infections with cold and cough medicines. These medicines can have dangerous side effects in young children.
How are ear infections treated?
Doctors can treat ear infections with antibiotics.

When should I follow up with the doctor?
You should call the doctor:
●After 1 to 2 days, if you are watching your child's symptoms. If the pain and fever have not gotten better, your doctor might prescribe antibiotics.
●After 2 days, if your child is taking antibiotics and their symptoms have not improved or are worse.
You should also see the doctor or nurse a few months after an ear infection if your child is younger than 2 or has language or learning problems. Your doctor or nurse will do an ear exam to make sure the fluid is gone. Your child might also need follow-up testing to check their hearing.
If the fluid in the ear is causing hearing loss and does not go away after several months, your doctor might suggest treatment to help drain the fluid.

Can I reduce the number of ear infections my child gets?
Yes. If your child gets a lot of ear infections, ask the doctor what you can do to prevent repeat infections.

16/08/2017

Here is a description of the Golden Bow according to UNICEF:
Why do we use The Golden Bow as the symbol for breastfeeding protection, promotion and support?
It's Meaning and Purpose:
Many social change efforts have used ribbons and pins to create a sense of belonging to a social movement. While The Golden Bow serves this purpose, but it is unique in that it is not simply a symbol for social change, but carries many meanings within its own design. The Golden Bow is, in and of itself, a lesson in the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.
Gold: The use of the gold colour for the bow symbolises that breastfeeding is the gold standard for infant feeding, against which any other alternative should be compared and judged.
A Bow: Why do we use a bow, rather than the looped ribbon of most campaigns? Each part of the bow carries a special message:
One loop represents the mother.
The other loop represents the child.
The ribbon is symmetrical, telling us the mother and child are both vital to successful breastfeeding - neither is to the left nor to the right, signifying neither is precedent, both are needed.
The knot is the father, the family and the society. Without the knot, there would be no bow; without the support, breastfeeding cannot succeed. The ribbons are the future: the exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding for 2 years or more with appropriate complementary feeding, and the delay of the next birth, preferably for 3 years or more, to give the mother and child time together to recover and to grow, respectively, and to five the mother the time she needs to provide active care for the health, growth and development of this child

Read more: http://www.chroniclesofanursingmom.com/2013/08/the-symbol-of-breastfeeding-golden-bow.html