Children's health
Our Spire specialists provide information and expert advice to parents, carers and families on children's health issues.
Children's health articles
Your guide to glue ear and grommet insertion in children
Grommet insertion is a surgical procedure used to treat persistent glue ear.
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Jaundice in babies
Jaundice is a very common condition in babies, affecting around six in 10 newborns.
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Four ways to protect your child’s hearing
Hearing loss is usually associated with getting older, but it can happen at any age, including during childhood.
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Hearing loss in children: spotting the signs and how it’s treated
Around 50,000 children in the UK are deaf and in around 90% of cases, they are born to hearing parents.
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Arthritis in children: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options
Around one in every 1,000 children in the UK has juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). This type of arthritis first occurs in those aged u...
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Understanding earwax and when to remove it
All healthy ears produce earwax. It’s your body’s way of cleaning out your ears.
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Cerebral palsy in children: symptoms, treatment and misconceptions
Cerebral palsy affects the nervous system and muscles and is caused by damage to the brain or abnormal brain development.
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What you need to know about bone sarcoma
Primary bone cancer, also known as bone sarcoma, is a rare type of cancer that develops in bone tissue.
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Understanding tongue-tie: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Around one in 10 babies born in the UK will have tongue-tie, also known as ankyloglossia.
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Treating persistent tonsillitis and obstruction in children with an intracapsular tonsillectomy
Tonsillitis is common in children and usually gets better on its own.
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What causes knee pain in teens?
Knee pain in adolescents is an increasingly common condition, especially in those who play sports.
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Understanding childhood asthma: symptoms, triggers and treatment
Asthma is a lifelong respiratory condition that affects your airways, specifically the branches that come off your central windpipe.
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Signs of joint pain in children and when to see a doctor
Joint pain in children is very common and is often nothing to be concerned about.
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Bronchiectasis and bacterial bronchitis in children explained
Bronchiectasis in children is a long-term condition where the airways become swollen and widened.
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Causes of chronic cough in children and how to treat it
All children experience acute coughs as they grow up as they catch colds and other viral infections.
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Snoring in children: when should you be concerned?
In children and adults alike, the muscles at the back of the throat relax when we sleep.
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Glue ear in children: risk factors, symptoms and treatment
Around 7 in 10 children will develop glue ear at some point, in most cases, after having a cold.
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Sleep apnoea in children: signs, causes and treatments
Up to one in 10 children have sleep-disordered breathing.
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