Hi, my son is almost 2 years old. He has high fever for 3 days. Today we went to the doctor and he said that he has ear infection but hes does not have any other symptoms but fever. Of course he prescrebed antibiotic. My question is this case that I have to give him antibiotic or there is natural remedies for his ear infection. If there is please let us know. Thank you
most ear infections heal on their own without antibiotics.
you might try natural ear drops. there are a few brands, available at health food stores. i like Dr. Bove's ear oil. look for drops with garlic, mullein, lobelia as ingredients. warm the drops and put them in the affected ear a few times a day. the warmth will help the pain and also clear up the infection. for a two year old, a heating pad may be difficult to apply. if he's seems like he's in a lot of pain, then children's motrin might be a good idea to relieve the pain, especially at night. sleeping a little upright may help, but again, it's hard to have a two year old sleep elevated because they tend to be windmills in their sleep. a lot of fluids throughout the day should help too, the action of swallowing helps to clear out the eustacian tubes. (i may have spelled that incorrectly but am too lazy to look up the correct spelling). if the symptoms dont seem to subside in about three days, then you may go ahead and do the antibiotics, but administer pro biotics to recollonize his gut with healthy bacteria. oh yeah, finally, dont allow him any dairy while he's sick because it increases mucus production. good luck!