Congratulations to last week’s winner of the fabulous diaper cake from Diaper Cakewalk!
Commenter #52 – jceko77
She gets to choose any 3-tiered cake from the bestsellers gallery at Diaper Cakewalk.
I wish I had discovered this product years ago. Actually, I wish my mother had one when I was growing up! She raised 4 girls who loved to swim, and were constantly plagued with swimmers’ ear. I will never forget the pain of those infections.
The EarCheck Middle Ear Monitor is easy to use, and gentle on a child’s ear. It is a fast and easy way for parents to check for fluid in the middle ear. I imagine this is tremendously helpful when you have a child who cannot yet verbalize what they are feeling!
It is safe to use in children ages 6 months to young adult. You simply position the tip in your child’s ear, and press scan. Within seconds, results are indicated on the display panel.
My favorite aspect of the EarCheck? It can eliminate unnecessary doctor office visits.
For example, my older daughter has allergies that affect her sinuses. She occasionally mentions pain and pressure in her ear when the allergies are flaring up. Just a few months ago, we visited the doctor only to be told she did not have an ear infection. By using the EarCheck, I now know if she simply needs to take her antihistamine, or make a trip to the doctor for antiobiotics. Money saved!
I also appreciate that the EarCheck can detect signs of fluid at the early stages of infection, before your child is miserable. There is nothing worse than a cranky toddler with a full blown ear infection!
Would you like a chance to win your own EarCheck Monitor? This would also make a great gift for a new mom.
For a chance to win:
1. Leave a comment below telling me how you would benefit from having an EarCheck Monitor (initial entry).
For Bonus Entries:
2. If you are a subscriber or follower (thank you!), leave a separate comment. You may subscribe for free updates via RSS or email and leave a comment telling me you have done so.
3. For a third entry, add Keeping the Kingdom First to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Leave a separate comment with a link to your site.
This contest will close on Friday, March 27th, at 10pm CST. The winner will be selected by random.org and contacted via email.
Good luck, and thank you for entering!
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jan dot wilson at gmail dot com
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I am a subscriber!
soncrazed at aol dot com
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This would be great. my son loves to lay down in the bathtub and put his ears under the water.
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I am a subscriber.
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I had to drive my son to the doctor’s 5 months in a row to keep checking for fluid in his ears.
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My husband and I were just talking about getting one of these! Our son gets lots of ear infections, so this would be a great help (although hopefully ear tubes will help out too!). Thanks! je_leas@hotmail.com
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I’m also a subscriber! je_leas@hotmail.com
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I have wanted one of these for a long time! in fact my daughter is sick right now and It would be so nice to have one of these so I wouldn’t wonder all the time.
I also subscribe to your feed
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This would be great since my both of my boys have allergies and sinus problems. We are always at the doctor office and the copays surely add up.
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I subscribed to your feed
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This past fall, my son woke up one night complaining of a boo-boo in his ear. I took him to the doctor’s the very next day to be told he had “rip-roaring ear infections” in both ears. A month later, we followed up with the doctor to find out that the antibiotics hadn’t cleared up the infection and he had to be treated again. I’m now worried that he’d actually had the infections since last spring when we took him in for a possible UTI to be told he had an ear infection too. Apparently my 2 year old has a very high pain tolerance and this would be helpful as I’ve realized there seems to be a fine line between hypochondria and neglect as a parent!
melacan at hotmail dot com
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What a great product, would love to try it!
jennifer . salvati at gmail dot com
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I subscribe to your posts!
jennifer . salvati at gmail dot com
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I just read about this in a magazine. My 8 month old was just recently sick, and we wondered if she had an ear infection. It would have been so nice to have since she can’t tell us!
hartlaj@gmail.com
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I subscribe to your blog as well. Love it!
hartlaj@gmail.com
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Wow! How lucky someone will be to win this! Any family would benefit from not running to the talking and risking infection from other sick children in the waiting room!
Love what you do! Keep it up!!!
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I am also a subscriber via e-mail! =)
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This would be great…I follow you RSS… =)
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I also have your button on my blog:
http://www.livingkristoff.blogspot.com
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Hi. Thank you for all the advice and help on your blog, I enjoy reading it. I am taking my 9.5 month old baby boy to the dr. today for what will probably be a wasted visit. He’s had a cold for over a week and I think he may now have an ear infection. I’m not sure though, so if I had this EarCheck, which sounds like a wonderful product, I might have a better idea. It’s so hard to tell in a baby. Thank you!
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I have been to the DR. countless times with what was thought to be an ear infection and had it just turn out to be teething pain. This would save a lot of copays.
mellisa.willis@sbcglobal.net
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This sounds like a great product. I would love to use this instead of going to the doc and have it be nothing and look like an over protective mother.
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We had our third baby this winter and this would be SOOOOO helpful to me. My other two children had so many ear infections that they both got tubes so I am an anxious mother that would love to know for sure if it’s an ear infection before I take them in!
Sarah
savingmom3 at gmail dot com
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I’m a subscriber!
savingmom3 at gmail dot com
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My daughters have ear aches occasionally and a lot of wax build up, and it would be nice to be able to take a peek at home
jceko77@yahoo.com
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I am a subscriber
jceko77@yahoo.com
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This would be great for both my toddler and baby on the way. I’m a bit of a worry-wort, so I’m always nervous my daughter has an ear infection when she’s had a cold and is unusually cranky. (Never has though.) It would be handy to use this monitor to ease my concerns right away, or know if I really do need to take her to the doc.
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I’m a subscriber.
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I grew up with ear infections too because I swam a lot. In fact, this past January I had a horrible ear infection (not from swimming), but the doctor refused to give me anything for it because I am pregnant. My ear drum ended up busting and it was the worst pain I’ve ever been through in my life. I would never want that for my daughter, so this would really help since she has horrible allergies from living in Southeast Texas.
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I subscribe via RSS feed.
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I’ve added your site’s badge to my blog’s sidebar at http://findingme-terra.blogspot.com/
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I’m a new mom due in July and have NO IDEA what sort of gadgets I really need. Knowing that it’s been really useful by you and others from the Amazon reviews gives me confidence that it’s a good pick. Can’t get enough good advice these days
Nicole rademann@gmail.com
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I’m a subscriber too!
Nicole rademann@gmail.com
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My daughter has had chronic ear infections and this would be so beneficial.
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I subscribe.
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I think you mentioned the biggest benefit would be unneeded trips to dr. Also the children not getting antibiotics unless it is needed. Thanks!
rbjj32825[at]lycos[dot]com
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I subscribe and would love to win this!
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Thanks for having the contest!
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My oldest daughter was plagued by ear infections and I have a baby that I would love to have this for, since she can’t tell me when she hurts.
Thanks!
5langfordatcomcast.net
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My toddler ended up having his eardrum burst because we had no idea he had an ear infection. He was so miserable and it would be great to avoid that ever happening again!
jennyheyman@hotmaildotcom
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I am a subscriber too.
jennyheyman@hotmaildotcom
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I would love to win this as it would answer the question of when to go and when not to go to the dr. Seeing how our ped is 1 hr 15 min away it sure would make it so I didn’t make a trip for nothing. It just stinks when you go to find out it is just a cold, or when you don’t go and find out later you should have because it gets worse.
Thanks for the opportunity.
Heather
savingmoney2 @ yahoo.com
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We just went to the doctor for an ear check-up. Would love to have this product!
lzgould5@gmail.com
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I would say that my sanity would benefit with one of these bad boys! I, like probably every other parent on Earth, can’t stand having a sick child, let alone trying to get a sick and squirmy child to sit still long enough to check for a fever! This would be awesome to have! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would love to have this to check my baby girl for ear infections!
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I’ve been wanting one of these! I have 4 kids who are prone to ear infections, so I think this would really be nice.
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I subscribe via google reader.
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I’m a subscriber via google reader, too!
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That would be great for my grand daughter. My daughter had lots of ear infections as a child and she worries about her daughter.
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I am a subscriber.
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