Coastal Pediatric Group

09/08/2025

✨ Flu Shots & Flu Mist Now Available! ✨
Flu season is here, and we want to help keep your little ones protected! 📞 Give us a call today to schedule your child’s appointment and help keep your family healthy this season.

08/29/2025

08/05/2025

As kids head back to school, exposure to germs naturally increases. With more time spent in close contact with others — sharing supplies, touching common surfaces, and being in crowded spaces — the chances of getting sick go up.

Regular handwashing is one of the most effective ways to reduce the spread of illnesses like colds, flu, and stomach bugs. It’s important to wash hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water.

Remind your kids (and yourself) to wash hands:
• Before eating
• After using the bathroom
• After coughing, sneezing, or blowing their nose
• When coming home from school

Clean hands = fewer sick days. Let’s stay healthy this school year!

07/22/2025

Lets talk about Swimmer's Ear! Swimmer's ear (or otitis externa) is common in kids who spend a lot of time in the water. Too much moisture in the ear can irritate the skin in the canal, letting bacteria or fungi get in. It happens most often in summertime, when swimming is common.

But you don't have to swim to get swimmer's ear. Anything that injures the skin of the ear canal can lead to an infection. Dry skin or eczema, scratching the ear canal, ear cleaning with cotton swabs, or putting things like bobby pins or paper clips into the ear can all increase the risk of otitis externa.

Ear pain is the main sign of swimmer's ear. It can be severe and gets worse when the outer part of the ear is pulled or pressed on. It also may be painful to chew. Sometimes the ear canal itches before the pain begins.

Swelling of the ear canal might make a child complain of a full or uncomfortable feeling in the ear. The outer ear may look red or swollen, and lymph nodes around the ear can get enlarged and tender. Sometimes, there's discharge from the ear canal — this might be clear at first and then turn cloudy, yellowish, and pus-like.

Hearing might be temporarily affected if pus or swelling blocks the ear canal. Most kids with swimmer’s ear don’t have a fever.

Using over-the-counter drops of a dilute solution of acetic acid or alcohol in the ears after swimming can help prevent swimmer's ear, especially in kids who get it a lot. These drops are available without a prescription, but should not be used in kids who have ear tubes or a hole in the eardrum.

Treatment depends on how severe the infection is and how painful it is. A health care provider might prescribe ear drops that contain antibiotics to fight the infection, possibly mixed with a medicine to reduce swelling of the ear canal. Ear drops are usually given several times a day for 7–10 days.

Ear infections should be treated by a doctor. If not, the ear pain will get worse and the infection may spread. At home, acetaminophen or ibuprofen may help ease pain.

07/08/2025

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07/03/2025

Happy 4th of July!!! We will be closed on Friday, July 4th.

06/27/2025

Free first come first serve forumula! Expires Aug 1 2025. Stop by our office 💜

06/24/2025

As the holiday approaches, here are some important reminders to help keep children safe around fireworks:

🎆Keep a safe distance: Enjoy fireworks from a designated viewing area, far from where they are being set off.
🎆No sparklers for small children: Sparklers burn at over 2,000°F and can easily cause burns. Glow sticks are a safer alternative.
🎆Never allow children to handle fireworks: Even “duds” or used fireworks can still be dangerous.
🎆Keep water nearby: Always have a hose or bucket of water on hand in case of fire or malfunction.
🎆Supervise at all times: Adult supervision is essential, even with small novelty fireworks.

Fireworks can be exciting—but safety should always come first!

06/09/2025

One not so fun part of summer is the bugs! Make sure your child is protected by using the appropriate bug spray. Infants to 2 months of age, should be protected outside with long sleeves, pants, and a hat, and kept indoors if possible during sunrise and sunset when bugs are most active. For children aged 2 months and older, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of insect repellent containing DEET, Permethrin, or Picardin. Be sure to not apply to the hands if your child sucks their thumb or fingers.

If your child gets a bug bite, try these home remedies recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric to relieve stinging, itching, or swelling.
-Apply a cool compress to the affected area.
-Apply non-prescription strength hydrocortisone cream four times per day.
-For children who are experiencing a mild allergic reaction, try a non-prescription strength oral antihistamine such as Benadryl.
-For painful bites, acetaminophen or ibuprofen may help.
-If the bite site becomes infected, clean the area frequently and apply an antibiotic ointment. If you see the infection spreading with red streaks, call your pediatrician immediately.

If your child experiences these symptoms within the first two hours, call for medical help immediately:
-Difficulty breathing, swallowing, or urinating
-Slurred speech
-Weakness or lightheadedness
-Difficulty awakening
-Itching all over the body
-Very stiff neck

06/02/2025

Meet the team: Whitney Durst, CST. Whitney is originally from KY and moved to FL in 2017 and later met her air-force husband Ryan. Whitney is a surgical technologist who decided to make a career change, and now is an office coordinator here. She also owns a dog business called Coastal Hound Company.

05/29/2025

The national Click It or Ticket campaign continues through June 1st, and we want to remind everyone about the importance of protecting your youngest passengers too!

Florida law requires:

• Ages 0 to 3: Must be in child restraint devices of a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer’s integrated child seat.
• Ages 4 to 5: Must be in a separate carrier, integrated child seat or booster seat.
• Under 18: Must be buckled up in any seating position, with no exceptions.

Improper or poorly installed restraints put kids at serious risk in a crash. Make sure your child’s seat fits their age, weight, and height, and that it is properly secured.

✅ Need help? Find a certified child passenger safety technician at https://flchildseatsafety.com.

Buckle up, Okaloosa County. Every ride. Every time.