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Tu Tangata, Issue 25, 1 August 1985, Unnumbered Page

TARINGA MAMAE (EARACHE) mmtat ZZtSif' . -v - V ' M m Mw i m m &ysim <& % m m M £ sSSMIt Mehemea he taringa mamae tou tamaiti * Kaua e tatari kia paangia te rawharewha * Waea inamata ki tou takuta he tohutohu awhina mo nga matua Some Hints for Parents EARACHE? HOW CAN YOU TELL? If you've tried: • a hug • clean nappies • some food and baby is • still crying or grizzly • keeps touching her ear again and again OR: gets a runny ear It can be hard to tell (older children may complain of earache.) But you know what your child is usually like. If your child is not her usual self and has ANY of these things wrong with her, it might be earache. WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT? • phone a doctor or nuse • they will want to see your child today • don't wait until the ear starts running DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DA Y OR FOR A COLD TO CLEAR UP - GO TODAY - SEE YOUR DOCTOR WORRIED ABOUT BEING A NUISANCE? • sick children need treatment today • at night or on the weekend you can ask for advice over the phone. The doctor or nurse may not need to come to the house • your child's ear may be damaged get help soon. DO I CARRY ON WITH THE MEDICINES IF THE EARACHE STOPS? • yes • ears usually stop hurting before the trouble is really gone • follow the doctor's advice carefully • ask exactly how to use any medicines • give as much as you were told, each day until it is all finished DO I GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR IF THE EARACHE STOPS? • yes, when the medicine has finished • only the doctor can be sure the ears have cleared up