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A member asked:
My daughter was on steriods for a recurring ear infection as a small child. any long term effects to watch out for?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Depends: If they were nasal steroids, i would not worry since the dose is one two hundredth of the oral steroids. It also depends on how long the steroids were used, i suspect not long enough to worry about it at all.
Answered 10/23/2017
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Usually Not: But i agree that it depends upon what type of steroid and for hjow long.
Answered 12/13/2014
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