The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections [Paperback]

Alan R. Greene (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections is a one-stop guide to one of the most common and bothersome ailments of childhood. Easy to read and positive in tone, it provides the answers you need, from basic anatomy of the ear to why a child's ear becomes easily and frequently infected. Here is valuable information on the most up-to-the-minute treatment options available and how to help prevent ear infections from recurring:

What causes ear infections?

How they are diagnosed

The best (and appropriate) treatments

When to consider surgery

How to recognize complications of ear infections

Everything you need to know about different kinds of antibiotics

How to tell if your child needs ear tubes

And many more parent-empowering facts

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"All parents of young children should invest in a copy of this book. Their child's hearing may depend on it." -- -- Nutritional Health Review

"All parents of young children should invest in a copy of this book. Their child's hearing may depend on it." -- Nutritional Health Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alan R. Greene is a pediatrician in practice with A.B.C. Pediatrics in San Mateo, California. He teaches pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also the on-line author of "Dr. Greene's HouseCalls" where he answers parent's concerns. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Peoples Medical Society (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882606299
• ISBN-13: 978-1882606290
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,913,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alan Greene, MD is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, the President of the Society for Participatory Medicine, on the board of directors of Healthy Child Healthy World and the Organic Center. He is the author of many popular health and parenting books including Raising Baby Green and Feeding Baby Green. He has been featured in the New York Times and has appeared on CNN, The TODAY Show, Good Morning America - NOW, and NBC Evening News. Dr. Greene was honored as one of "the 100 most creative and influential innovators working in health care today" and was named the Children's Health Hero of the Internet by Intel. He is the Founder of the pioneering consumer health Web site DrGreene.com that has touched millions of lives since its inception in 1995.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars gives an overall good view of antibiotics and surgery, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections (Paperback)

I found the information on the different antibiotics that are used on childhood ear infections very helpful. Dr. Green gave a very brief over veiw of the alternative medicines and therapies available. He also left out how airborne allergies and food allergies affect ear infections. He seemed to lean towards surgery as an answer to ear recurrent ear infections. His advice on preparing your child for surgery was excellent. For parents who are trying to avoid surgery, I would look for another book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, July 28, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections (Paperback)

This book is very clear and comprehensive. I appreciated the way Dr.Greene draws on the latest medical research and explains it so that a lay person can really understand. He neither "talks down" to the reader, nor over our heads. He also discusses alternative, non-medical therapies for ear infections in a balanced way. This book will help me be more confident in interacting with my daughter's pediatrician--I'll know much better what questions to ask. It was also just plain interesting to read, and the index and glossary were very helpful. I liked this work so much that I've ordered four copies for my friends with small children.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections (Paperback)

Dr. Greene's book is a bible for parents whose children are experiencing ear infections at any degree. Clearly written, unbiased information about all there is to know about ear infections, antibiotics, surgery, tubes, and alternative therapy. Also, his website keeps parents up to date as to new developments on this chronic condition.