Persistent nightime cough in 3 year old, GP said ears, not convinced?

[mummytowillow]

DD is 3.6 has always been prone to croup, nasty bouts when she was a baby. For four weeks now she has been unwell, thinking it was a virus we stuck it out with calpol etc?

Two weeks ago took her to GP who looked in ears said they were red, her nose was green goo pouring all the time. She was given amoxyicllian for a week, improved slightly.

For the last week when she goes to bed, an hour later starts coughing, gagging, constantly swallowing and gets very distressed?

Went back to GP this morning, she said ears are still red and gave erythromycin for a week? Said this is causing the cough and if this doesn't work she will give an inhaler?

Does this sound right, I'm not sure and hate giving her AB especially so close together?

Any ideas please?

Your poor DD My DS 4 has had several ear infections the past year, he has been prescribed ABs and ear drops.

Nearly every time he has ended up with a nasty cough mostly at night, which interrupts his sleep and causes him a great deal of distress, has even vomited from coughing that hard. It 2 weeks or more for it to clear and no medic has been able to explain definitively why this is...suggested a nasal drips which is aggravated when they lie down.

I too was worried that he has had too many antibiotics but I have been reassured by an ENT specialist that it is OK . Anyway the last time I saw a different Doctor who said to only give them to him if his temperature went over 38, which fortuunately it didn´t. Has your DD had any fever?

I´m not sure about the inhaler...have they mentioned Asthma at all?

My DS is now going to have an operation next week to drain his eardrums, they are still so red and there is concern that repeated ear infections will impact on his hearing.

I'm only posting to say trust your instincts, and keep going back if no improvement. I only say this as it took 3 sets of ABs, 4 visits to doc before finally an doc who had a clue send DD to hosp for chest x-ray. Shadow on lung - in hosp for a week with pneumonia.

Not saying that's the case here, just saying trust your gut.

Your poor DD. That Erythromycin is just vile. WIll she take it?