Ear, Pediatrics FAQ - Page 19

Baby Growth and Development Hello Dr. Lin: I am a mother of twins. My fraternal twins are currently 11 months old (born at 36 weeks + 5 days). I am taking care of my son, who can only lie on his stomach, roll over, and kick his legs. He is not stable when sitting and makes sounds...

How to choose formula milk? My child is currently over 3 months old and has been exclusively breastfed. For the first two months, the stools were yellow and watery, about 5 to 6 times a day. Since March 26, the bowel movements have changed to 1 to 2 times a day, sometimes just a ...

Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers Hello, my daughter is currently 2 years and 4 months old. Recently, her emotions have been very unstable; she cries easily (sometimes very loudly), expresses herself through crying, throws things in anger, and pulls adults' hair....

Is a exclusively breastfed newborn's stool considered normal or diarrhea? The baby is currently 2 months and 15 days old, weighing 6 kg. Since birth, the baby has been exclusively breastfed. Diapers are changed every 2 hours, with approximately 4 to 6 urinations per day, but...

Child Urination Hygiene Hello Dr. Hsiao: I would like to ask if a young boy needs to wipe with toilet paper after urination?

Pediatric Asthma Hello Doctor, my child is currently 17 years old. Recently, I have noticed that he has been coughing frequently in the morning and evening, and he also experiences wheezing and shortness of breath. It sounds a bit wheezy, and I have observed that sometimes he nee...

The ear temperature has remained between 37.3 and 37.5 degrees Celsius over the past two days? The ear temperature has been maintained between 37.3-37.5 degrees Celsius for the past two days, and there is a slight feeling of lethargy. On Friday, there was an incident of choking o...

Tonsillar suppuration, lymphadenopathy, upper abdominal swelling, fever? A six-year-old girl developed fever symptoms on March 2, which resolved on its own. However, she experienced another fever on March 4 and was taken to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with tonsillitis. ...

Treatment for acute sinusitis and medication duration? Dr. Pei, if a 3-year-old child has been diagnosed with acute sinusitis and prescribed a 7-day course of antibiotics, should they return for a follow-up appointment after completing the antibiotic treatment?

Hematoma, hard lumps, and scars? I have a 2-year-old child who accidentally bumped their cheek against the bed frame at the beginning of February. The injury is near the right corner of the mouth, and there was bleeding inside the mouth due to contact with the teeth. The next day...

Infant formula Hello, Doctor: My husband has nasal allergies and atopic dermatitis, and I have a tendency for seasonal urticaria. Therefore, for our first child, we used hydrolyzed formula until he was under one year old, and after that, we switched to regular formula (both accom...

Is it asthma? Hello doctor, my child is currently 4 years old and often develops bronchitis with wheezing when having a cold. The doctor prescribed Montelukast to be taken at bedtime and Budesonide to be inhaled twice in the morning and evening. Do we need to use these medication...

Language Development in Two-Year-Old Children Hello Doctor, my son is two years and two months old. He has no issues with gross motor skills or other developmental areas, and his comprehension is quite good; he understands about 90% of what we say and can communicate effectively,...

Puberty Issues I would like to ask the doctor. I am 15 years old, and I had a bone age assessment that indicated my development is nearly complete. However, I feel that I only started growing taller in 2019. Before 2018, it seemed like I was only growing about 2 centimeters a yea...

A two-and-a-half-month-old newborn has an excessively long interval between feedings? Hello, doctor. My baby is currently two and a half months old and weighs 4.6 kg. After finishing a bedtime feeding of about 140 ml at 11 PM, he falls asleep around midnight and doesn't show...

Baby growth and development Hello, doctor: My baby is 8 months and 19 days old and is not really crawling yet; he can move backward and can sit up on his own for a long time, but he only takes one step forward and then stops crawling. How can I train him? Recently, he has been ab...

A 7-year-old boy has developed a hard lump near his left ear? Hello, doctor. The day before yesterday, my seven-year-old son told me that he has a hard lump on his face, located near his left ear. It is not visible to the eye, but when touched, it feels like a small hard bump, ap...

Cervical lymphadenopathy issues? Hello Doctor, I noticed a protruding lymph node in the area above my son's left clavicle, near the sternocleidomastoid muscle, when he was around one month old. It's about 0.3-0.5 cm, movable, and soft. Now my son is over three years old...

Coughing with pain in the upper left abdomen and lower left rib area? I am a 13-year-old who has recently experienced headaches, low-grade fever, cough, and intermittent pain in the upper left abdomen and left lower rib area. These symptoms have been present for about three weeks...

Patent foramen ovale Hello, doctor. A fourth-grade student was found to have a heart murmur, arrhythmia, and left axis deviation. They have been monitored at a major hospital for several years, and the diagnosis is an open foramen ovale. Now in the first year of junior high, is i...