Earcheck Fluid Monitor

I have one and it has proven to be a very accurate and valuable tool for us. It lets me know when to calm down, when to monitor an ear or when to call a Dr.. The 2 times that it said to consult a Dr., it was correct.

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We finally bought the EarCheck at Walmart....$50, but has also been very accurate....wish we bought it sooner.

I tried it, but it didn't work. We tested it on a child with a doctor confirmed ear infection and it gave us a negative result even after multiple tries. We returned ours.

Try not to be a worry-wart. Children don't need taken to the doctor as often as they usually are. Unless he's screaming of pain, he's probably okay. In Dr. Mendelsohn's book "How to Raise A Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor" he points out that most (more than 90%)of childhood ailments go away on their own. He adds that going to the doctor creates a whole separate list of additional problems in addition to not solving the original one- or by solving it with dangerous procedures and/or chemicals/toxins. I encourage every parent to read that book!

Never heard of it, but it sounds great!

I've been wondering the same thing! My son has had an ear infection everytime he's had a new tooth about to break through. Teething can cause ear aches because of the pressure. I've also taken him a couple of time for the doc to say "it's only teething", but ended up back at the dr. a week later, and it's a full blown ear infection. Watch for a fever, and change in behavior. I know that teething can cause a low grade fever in some kids. But with my son, if it's over 100.0, then it's usually an infection. I've been able to gauge pretty well when it's an infection by the way my son acts, but it took some time. I will definitely keep an eye on this post to see what other mom's think, because so far, there have been mixed reviews.

I didn't buy one, but my friend did. I took my son to the doctor and he had an ear infection. We used her little device that afternoon when we were picking our other kids up from MDO and it read NEGATIVE for an infection/fluid. I would say the device is not worth it. She took hers back.

i bought one for my baby awhile back (now he is six) and it worked for us. everytime i used it and it said it was full of fluid it was right on the money. you just gotta make sure you use it right or you don't get accurate results.