Childhood Illnesses
Welcome to our childhood illnesses category page. These blog posts contain info related to keeping your children healthy and preventing illness. As parents, we know how stressful it can be when your little one isn’t feeling their best. These posts are designed to equip you with knowledge, tips, and guidance to navigate these challenging moments with confidence and clarity, or prevent them altogether.
What is Candida?
Candida is a yeast that can cause infections in various parts of the body. In newborns, candida can cause an infection in the mouth called thrush.
What is a Cradle Cap?
Cradle cap is a more common term for a skin condition in babies called seborrheic dermatitis.
Halloween Trick or Treat Safety Tips During COVID
The good news is our kids can still enjoy the usual halloween festivity this year, but activities might need to be modified to ensure optimum safety for everyone.
What is Impetigo?
Being young increases the risk for this contagious skin condition. Children, ages 2-5 years old, are most commonly affected. Risk increases by being in close community with other children, such as in daycare or elementary school.
What is Strep Throat?
As a parent, few things can tug at your heartstrings like knowing your child is sick or in pain. Strep throat gives a good dose of both sickness and pain.
Vertigo In Children
A child is most likely to experience vertigo when they have an infection in the inner part of the ear. Such an infection may affect the child’s balance.
Inner Ear Infections in Children
Statistics show ear infections are the number one reason parents take their children to the doctor.
What Causes Ringing Ears?
Almost everyone has experienced ringing in the ears at some point in their lives. For the most part, people ignore it because it tends to go away on its own.
What Causes Hearing Loss in Children?
According to The National Institute on Hearing and Other Communication Disorders, about 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears.
What Is Swimmer’s Ear?
Swimmer’s Ear, or otitis externa, is inflammation of the external ear canal caused by liquid lingering there and promoting bacterial growth.