It's the middle of the night and your baby is clutching her ear and screaming. It could be her teeth, or it could be yet another ear infection. There's no way to know.Or is there?
In the past you would have had to wait until morning to call the doctor and bring your child in so they could get a quick look at your child's ears. Now all you have to do is grab your very own EarCheck and you'll instantly know if you really do need to go in and risk exposing your child to all the other germs lurking in the waiting room.
Modeled on a tool used by pediatricians all over the country, EarCheck simply, quickly, painlessly, and effectively monitors the
amount of fluid located behind your child's ear drum. If it detects fluid - indication that there might be an infection - EarCheck will tell you to contact your doctor.Now, I know that winter is clearing out and hopefully taking with it it's pesky germs and viruses. But it will be back and if your kids are anything like mine, the arrival of summer means the arrival of summer germs and viruses. So don't wait until the fall to get your hands on one of these. You won't regret having it in your medicine cabinet!
EarCheck Pros:
- I've tested this out on my own ears. It's quick and painless, really.- Small and portable. This is no bigger than an ear thermometer, and a ton more accurate!
- Last time I took my child in to have her ears checked for signs of an infection they used the same monitor. 'Nuf said.
- Affordable! The EarCheck retails for $49.95 (see below for a discount code!) and will save you hundreds in co-pays or doctor's bills.
- Has magical properties. Ever since we got this in the mail both children have been ear infection free. OK. Might not really be magical, but I'll take what I can get.
EarCheck Cons:
- I'm sorry, but I can't find any. And you all know how hard I usually try. This little tool will save you money, give you peace of mind, and help you care for your children more effectively. I can't think of anything bad about it!EarCheck Discount Code:
Can't wait? Use the discount code TWEET20 for a 20% discount if you buy your EarCheck on the EarCheck site.Win your very own EarCheck!
To enter:1) Leave a comment telling me about a time you weren't sure if your child had an ear infection.
2)Tell me about a time you took what turned out to be a healthy child to the pediatrician's and came home with a sick kid.
3) Visit the EarCheck website and tell us about something you learned about ear infections.
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5) Subscribe to my other blog's feed. Leave a comment telling me you subscribed.
6) Tweet, email, blog about this giveaway.
That's a grand total of 8 ways you can enter! Please remember to leave me a way to contact you. And please, please, please, leave a separate comment for each of your entries. I can't credit you for each of them if you don't.
This giveaway is now closed, but please check out other giveaways currently running.
I received an EarCheck monitor for review, but I was in other no way compensated for this giveaway. All opinions included in this post are mine and mine alone.
My daughter (2 1/2) had a cold for over 2 weeks and kept sticking her fingers in her one ear. Thankfully when we went to the pediatrician they said she did not have an ear infection. But it was one of those times when I could have used a tool like this!
ReplyDeleteThankfully when I have taken both kids (2 1/2 years and 5 months) to the pediatrician for their well visits we have returned home with healthy children.
ReplyDeleteI learned from the EarCheck website that ear infections can cause hearing loss.
ReplyDeleteYou never know if they have an ear infection or just a bad cold - and I once had to pay my copay, wait, freak out my son by taking him to the doctor, and then find out there was no infection!
ReplyDeleteMy doctor has a sick room and a well room, so I have yet to come home and then have a sick kid :)
ReplyDeleteEar infections cost billions of dollars in annual health care expenses.
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ReplyDeleteMy daughter was about 9 months old and kept tugging at her ear but no fever or crankiness. When I took her the next week for her 9 month visit, the pediatrician said she did have an ear infection and gave her antibiotics
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when my daughter Elizabeth was a newborn, I took her for her 2 week checkup. I thought we would just go in, the doctor would weigh her and ask some questions, and we would be ready to get home. Instead, they checked her temp. and she had a fever. The pediatrician explained that since she had a fever and was only 2 weeks old, they had to hospitalize her and do blood work, a spinal tap, and catheterize her immediately. It turned out to be a uti and we spent 4 days in the hospital
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children with chronic middle ear fluid have some degree of temporary hearing loss
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my oldest never got ear infections. however the baby seems like she'll get an ear infection every time she gets a cold. go figure! i took her in one time thinking she is just having a terrible cold, to find out that she had double ear infection... poor thing.
ReplyDeletethere is this other time when the baby woke up every hour screaming her head off. since my oldest never got ear infections, i didn't know what was going on. until i spoke to a friend that she adviced me to take the baby in because she might have an ear infection. and she sure did!
ReplyDeleteAbout a year ago, my daughter kept crying and pointing at her ears. I wasn't sure if something went in there, or she had an ear infection. I called all the doctors near my area, to get an appointment, and the soonest they would give me, would be 3 weeks away. It was horrible. I didn't know what was going on, and I couldn't even see a doctor.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Just want to point out, as an audiologist, that the fluid can remain in the ear for up to 3 months while it gets reabsorbed. Also, fluid does not mean infection. Too many infections and you should get your kid to an ENT for evaluation for tubes.
ReplyDeleteThis may have been on the site. I just hit it for a quick skim.
Ami
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Oh, yes. I followed my oldest ds's doc when she transferred to a different clinic. He had a well-child visit and a few days later he came down with hand, foot and mouth disease! Poor kid. I found a new doctor.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter complains of hurting ears frequently. Sometimes it is an ear infection, other times she is just too tired and refusing to sleep. It would be so nice to have this so I could know when to take her in.
ReplyDeleteLuckily my children's dr. office has seperate waiting rooms for sick children and well children so I have never (yet) come home with a sick child after taking in a healthy one.
ReplyDeleteBy visiting the website I learned that they can lead to hearing loss, which can lead to reading delays.
ReplyDeleteI had my daughter home from the hospital and she was crying and holding her ear and my mom kept saying she must have an ear infection but after I rushed her to the doctor they said no. She was fine! Was so scared as a new mother.
ReplyDeleteCount me in the giveaway I have another daughter I need this for.
Carla
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How great that I found this today! My son told me today that his ear hurt- and I panicked thinking he had an ear infection- but with no way to tell and no available appts at the Dr's! In the end-he is fine- but it would be nice to be able to just check!
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my son doesn't talk yet (he's 2) and now i am worrying that he had ear infections throughout his babyhood and i never got him checked because i didn't know. what if his speech delay is from hearing loss from ear infections?
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we have to take our kids to the neighborhood clinic because of our insurance. we go for their well checks and always come back with some kind of cold or cough. it makes it hard to want to keep our appointments...
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the fluid in the middle ear can create a sensation of ear fullness and can block sound so temporary hearing loss can happen but may not be obvious. this can lead to speech delays...
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i subscribe to it's my life through reader...
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I can never be sure if my kids have an ear infection...the pain doesn't seem to bother them & they ~may~ touch their ear 1-3x per day. And they don't always have a high fever...this would come in soooo handy!
ReplyDeleteOk, so I didn't take a 'healthy' child for a doctor's visit, but I was NOT expecting a double ear infection. Fever was relatively low (under 102), but K was acting lethargic & strange...she may have poked a finger in her ear a couple of times over a couple of days, but she was poking her finger in her nose, too...turns out she had a double ear infection...aargh! Oh yeah, and w/ her 2nd set of ear infections within 6 weeks, we found out she's allergic to amoxicillin...what fun last week was!
ReplyDeleteit's always so hard to tell what needs a doctor's help and what you can just deal with at home
ReplyDeleteOne time my then 8-month-old woke up with a swollen eye. Convinced he had conjunctivitis, I took him to the doctor, only to discover that it was an ear infection! NEver assume the obvious...
ReplyDeleteLet's see... healthy child who came home sick. After Little Miss was in the hospital for four days with pneumonia, we took her for her well check two weeks later, just to make sure her lungs were all cleared out. And they were. But she had raging ear infections in both ears. Ummm, oops. No idea.
ReplyDeleteA time I wasn't sure if Little Miss had an ear infection or not. Hmm... she didn't make a sound at all at 6 months. We went to Early Intervention for testing, but before they started services, they wanted to do a hearing check. Easter Seals tried to check her but couldn't because of ear infections. We went to the doctor, got on the meds and everything seemed fine. So we went back two weeks later for a check. An ear infection in one ear. More meds, and we went back two weeks later. Ear infection in the other ear. STRONGER meds. We went back two weeks later, and I was sure the ear infection had to be gone. Right? So ummm, no. Double ear infection. We played this game from April to October, and she had tubes put in at 14 months. I've since discovered that it was all (including her lung issues) caused by a dairy allergy. Thanks, Doc :)
ReplyDeleteAnd here's what I learned: This tool can be great not just for knowing if you HAVE an infection to take your child to the doctor, but when it should be going away, you can verify that it's doing just that!
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