Higher rates of breastfeeding use of vaccinations and lower rates of smoking by mothers have reduced the rates of ear infections during the first year of a baby finds a new study. Prolonged breastfeeding was associated with significant reductions in both colds and ear infections which is a common complication of the cold said lead researcher Tasnee Chonmaitree professor at University of Texas in US. It is likely that medical interventions in the past few decades such as the use of pneumonia and flu vaccines and decreased smoking helped reduce ear infection incidences he said. Ear infections in young infants
