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Is there anything else I can do to help DS's sore ear? He's in agony.

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GingerNutts · 10/01/2020 23:49

DS is 13 and was asleep but just got up again and is sobbing in pain at a sore ear. We saw the DR today who said there was pus in his ear canal and gave antibiotics. She also said he had a small cut on his ear which was causing redness and swelling so cream for that.

He's had his antibiotic twice so far along with paracetamol/ibuprofen but hes in so much pain now I don't know what else to do for him.

His ear is swollen and sticking out from his head and is sore to touch or lie on. He doesn't like heat applied to it. Not sure if there's any point ringing out of hours as he's only just on day 1 of antibiotics. No walk in clinics here.

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jess3817 · 11/01/2020 16:04

Glad he is saying it's not as sore. it is sticking out though.

nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut · 11/01/2020 17:07

Poor little sod. That looks really painful. Dont use heat as it can encourage an infection to spread. Has he been back to doctors?

lumpy76 · 11/01/2020 18:03

Glad he got some sleep! If the sticking out isn't normal for him I'd assume it's swollen and I'd think seriously about getting it reassessed. If it's tender behind the ear he may have mastoiditis and need IV antibiotics (even though he's on them they'd need to be changed to IV).

Is there anything else I can do to help DS's sore ear? He's in agony.
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