DS1 has an ear infection. Started Friday with lots of pain, then on Saturday sometime must have perforated and started with the snotty ear thing. I thought it would clear up by itself, so have been just keeping ear stuffed with cotton wool and Nurofen for the pain. He's mostly ok in himself, was a bit tired and whingy, and obviously a bit miserable when it hurts but no temp.
Kept him off school yesterday but sent him in again today as I have to work. Now I'm wondering if he should go to doc's - my understanding is that they don't dish out anti-b's for ear infections that much as most of them are viral, is that right? Should he be off school until it's completely better? School have made no comment but then they rarely comment on anything (that's a whole other story ).
Doc's is such a pain in the arse to get appts I wanted to seek opinions before I go in and have them go 'yep, it's an ear infection, nothing we can do'.
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Ear infections and school?
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WhatFreshHellIsThis · 13/07/2011 20:06
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