That's what my boyo has. It's not fun.
Apparantly he had an ear infection that went unnoticed. Go figure that.
Part of me is feeling like I'm a really bad mom to not have noticed. He played, he laughed, he talked, he had a couple of nights of being REALLY tired, but otherwise he acted like himself.
No pulling of the ear, no running a temp for a few days, just a quiet normal little boy.
All we had for signs was a high temp on Wednesday night, not wanting to sleep or lay down. Made for a hard night for mommy. Then Thursday I saw stuff coming out of his ear. Took him to emerg (without a hospital card!) so hopefully we won't be billed. Discovered that his temperature had a reason for being...and his ear drum is perforated. (from the ear infection).
He was put on meds and advised to take motrin for pain. Hopefully the meds will work really well.
The advice is to get a family doctor so that we can get a referral to an ear, nose and throat specialist. Generally ear drums heal quite nicely. The concern is that it might affect his hearing from fluid build-up. Getting a family doctor is tough so... my hubbie's mom knows a doctor who MIGHT be able to get us a referral to the appropriated specialist. :) Hope so! :)
Meanwhile, we'll put ourselves on a list to see if we can get ourselves a family doctor.
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Ear infections can be such subtle things. There were a few occasions when I took my kids into the doctor for other things, and the doctor discovered it then.
I hope you get a family doctor soon. We live in an underserviced area, and I know it is hard for some.
Kim, thank you....helps me not to feel like a total ignoramus. Today he's not insisting that I hold him constantly, which is more like his normal self again. Good to see that type of improvement.
I hope your little man makes a full recovery. In fact, I'll pray for it. Meanwhile, cuddles sound like a great idea!
I took my 3 1/2 month old to the dr tonight because he had a discharge coming from his ear. It looked like watery wax, so I waited a few days. Horrible mommy I am! I was told he had a perfed ear drum from an infection. The stuff oozing out was puss that started when the ear drum actually perforated.
No signs of infection for me to see before that. No fever, not really acting out of the ordinary for him. The dr said that sometimes there are no symptoms.
Anon...good to know I'm not alone in that discovery. Hope yours makes a full recovery like mine did.
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