Any of these symptoms or conditions could indicate a serious underlying illness in your child. We recommend you schedule a visit with your pediatrician right away.

• Recurring ear infections/earaches
  
• Recurring tonsil and throat infections, in particular strep throat
  
• Sleep apnea (see Terms and Definitions)
  
• Drainage from ear
  
• Any level of hearing loss
  
• Swelling in the neck
  
• Nasal and sinus infections that don’t respond to initial treatment
  
• Unusual voice changes – lower or higher pitch, softer or louder, changes in tone
  
• Troubled or painful swallowing
  
• Troubled or painful breathing
  
• Any kind of unusual pain in the head and neck region