An Apple a Day...

As winter approaches,  I thought I would throw out some suggestions I got from my ENT doctor in Fair Lawn today.  He recommended that I take certain prevention steps to keep the kids that I babysit from getting sick. He advised that younger children shouldn't be bathed everyday.  This keeps water from getting in their ears too frequently and prevents ear infections.  Another ENT doctor in NYC recommended that I send the kids to school with little hand sanitizers attached to their backpacks.  They should also be taught the importance of washing their hands every time they use the bathroom.  Such things will help to stop the spread of germs and keep you from having to visit an ENT in Brooklyn.  When I was younger, I would always get severe ear infections and once had my ear drum rupture.  It was a terrible experience and my mom always made sure that she consulted our ENT in Queens after that.  Ear infections are very painful and, if left untreated, can lead to hearing defects.  Another prevalent illness during the winter months is strep  throat.  This can keep a kid out of school for several days and is highly contagious.  Everyone and their dog will have it by the end of the week.  Just be careful and make sure the germs don't get spread around.