General Health Topics – Page 8 – Blue Fish Pediatrics

Allergy Advice

Allergy medications can help alleviate symptoms if used regularly. Nasal Spray (such as Flonase/Flonase Sensimist, Rhinocort, Nasonex, or Nasacort): This should be used once a day in the morning (usually 1 spray in each nostril). It takes 2 weeks for this medicine to become optimally effective. Nasal sprays can be very helpful if used [...]

Allergy AdviceSam Oh2024-03-22T08:39:17-05:00

Toilet Training

Your child is toilet trained when, without any reminders, he (or she, or course) walks to the potty, pulls down his pants, urinates or passes a bowel movement (BM), and pulls up his pants. Some children learn to control their bladder first; others start with bowel control. You and your child can work on [...]

Toilet TrainingSam Oh2017-07-07T17:37:16-05:00

Swimmer’s Ear

What causes Swimmer’s Ear? Swimmer’s ear is an infection of the outer ear structures, particularly the ear canal. It typically occurs in swimmers, since the cause of the infection is water trapped in the ear canal, however bathing or showering may also cause this common infection. When water is trapped in the ear canal, bacteria that normally [...]

Swimmer’s EarSam Oh2017-07-07T17:37:31-05:00

Cold, Cough, and Nasal Congestion

What causes a Cold or Flu? There are several different types of viruses which cause the common cold or flu. What is a viral infection? A virus is different from bacteria and cannot be killed with antibiotics. A virus cannot reproduce by itself. It makes you sick by taking over some of your cells [...]

Cold, Cough, and Nasal CongestionRachel Flores2020-05-12T16:01:35-05:00