My poor little guy. Hold me.

happ17

The zithromax isn?t working for his EI. He can?t take augmentin because he broke out in hives last time (penicillin allergy). He?s in such pain, grabbing his ear and is just so cranky.

This morning he threw a tantrum because he wanted to hold his milk, his butterfly book and Bobbo (his owl), but he couldn?t hold all three at once. He?d freak out if I helped him, but then freak out when he dropped something (which he inevitably did). Oy. Hold me, I don?t know how much more of this I can take. Where did my nice, easily distracted boy go?

minnasmommy

oh happ!  hope he's better soon!  xo

xbrooklyngrl

crap! poor baby. He started the antibiotics on what day?

tim+erin

Poor guy!  Ask your dr. for a prescription for numbing drops.  When we went through the EIs with DS, those were a lifesaver.  DS always seemed to get an EI in the middle of the night.  A little tylenol and the drops would help us get through the night. 

docmay25

I am sorry that he isn't feeling well.  My sister is a nurse and gave me a temporary fix for ear infections.  My neice gets terrible ear infections still at age 8 and she says this makes her ears feel better until teh medicine starts working.  Warm some olive oil...make sure it is just lukewarm,not hot.  Put a couple drops of the warm olive oil in his ear.  This may provide a little relief.

Hope he feels better soon.

belle204

poor guy. amarah had a bad ei a month or so ago and the amoxicillin broke her out too. the ear drops she got seemed to help somewhat. hope he feels better soon.

happ17

thanks for the suggestions guys!He's at daycare right now. I feel horrible but I could NOT be out today (I've already taken off twice in the past 2 weeks for him) and have a major deadline to meet. Thankfully, at daycare, they say he's good until the other kids go home--I guess he gets distracted by playing. And he eats and naps better there. But I'm leaving early to take him to the pedi.

x--he started on Friday--they should have kicked in by now!

 

Kersbear

Try warmed up garlic oil.  I know sounds weird, but my friend's dr. suggested it once the meds didn't work on her sons EI.  It's also what Dr. Sears and other Drs suggest.

You can google it, but here is it C&P from ask dr.sears

HOW ARE EAR INFECTIONS TREATED?

Ear pain ? click here for help on how to treat the pain. Getting through the night:

• Acetaminophen or ibuprofen are effective pain relievers for ear pain. You can safely use both medications together if one alone is not enough. Click on each medication for dosage.
• Warm compress ? apply a warm washcloth to the ear.
• Warm olive oil, vegetable oil, or garlic oil ? put several drops of one of these into the ear. MAKE SURE THE OIL ISN?T TOO HOT.
• Anesthetic eardrops ? if the above remedies aren?t enough, these are available by prescription and can numb the eardrum to minimize the pain for an hour or two.
• WARNING ? if you see any liquid or pus draining out of the ear, DO NOT PUT ANY OF THE ABOVE DROPS INTO THE EAR. See below under ear drainage.

xbrooklyngrl

yeah it should have!

 

LanaM

ohhh poor thing!

 

what about omnicef (sp)... I think that was the only one that worked for Ethan's first EI.... after amoxicillin and augmentin did not work. I am not sure if it also has penicillin though...... 

LanaM

p.s. and I was going to suggest garlic too.

 

happ17

Huh, garlic. Hell, I?ll try anything at this point. The poor thing keeps sneaking into the bathroom to steal q-tips to put in his ears?which is soooo not a good idea.

xbrooklyngrl

was there anything coming out of his ear this morning?

happ17

No, he?s just putting his finger in it and tugging at it.