My DS2 is 17 months and since he was a few months old has had at least 20 instances of his eardrum bursting. There is no indication of an infection then at bedtime he starts screaming and screaming for hours, dose him up with painkiller but it doesn't touch the pain for him, he eventually falls into a fitful sleep and by the morning the ear has burst and lots of gunk has come out.
Last year when I took him to doctor I was told that I didn't need to bring him in every time it happened, made to feel like I was over reacting. So I don't take him in the next few time, over Xmas and new year he had both ears go and lasted a few days but being over Xmas no gp open.
Before Easter after a particularly bad episode I took him back in and saw a locum, who gave antibiotics (again) and said come back for a referral if it happened again. Lo and behold last week both ears went so took him back and was made to feel like I was over reacting again but managed to convince him to look into it further, more antibiotics and an appt to go back in a couple of weeks to have a look at ears when healed.
Last night an ear went again so took him back in and saw a different doctor as other is on holiday and wa sbasically told, nothing they can do, grommits dont do anything, he will grow out of it and won't affect his hearing.
After I came out I felt very angry and upset, it's not nice to see my baby screaming in pain every couple of weeks and surely they wouldn't fit grommits if they 'didn't do anything'?
My friend thinks should march back in and not leave until I get a referral, what would you do?