Your 4-year-old niece has inner ear infections fairly often.What is a bit of good news that you could tell her mother? In middle childhood,____.

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Changes in the anatomy of the ear as children grow older often result in fewer ear infections. This is because the Eustachian tubes, which connect the middle ear to the throat and help to equalize ear pressure and drain fluid, become more vertical and less likely to retain fluid, which is a common cause of ear infections in younger children.

Your 4-Year-Old Niece Has Inner Ear Infections Fairly Often