More ear infections seen this time of year

(WIVB) — We often associate the extreme cold with illnesses such as influenza, but this time of year, doctors also treat more patients with ear infections.
Most of the patients are children, but ear infections also occur in some adults.
It’s not the cold itself that leads to the spike in infections, but the illnesses that typically spread this time of year.
“It’s probably flu and other viruses that people get this time of year, and that sort of sets the kids up for ear in