DS is 8 mos and has had an ear infection for about 7 weeks. We have an ENT appointment schedule for Monday. Today at work a coworker, whose mother is a naturopath, said that many chronic ear infections are caused by dairy allergies. I know this is probably not the most reliable source of information, but I would like to investigate the possibility before we commit to something like ear tubes.

DS is breastfed (I eat dairy) and eats a little bit of solids and a very little bit of yogurt. He did not have any other obvious allergy-like issues/symptoms prior to the ear infections.

Have any of you experienced ear infections caused by a dairy allergy? Or did eliminating dairy (or soy or something else) help clear up chronic ear infections?