About 5 weeks ago ds(2yrs) got diagnosed with an ear infection. Symptoms were off food/high temp/screaming in pain/ red ear etc. Given antibiotics and cleared up so we thought.
He had a cough/cold for 2 and a half weeks at the same time and the cough was waking him frequently at night. He had always slept through since he was a baby but since the cough has gone he wakes once or twice every night and demands to get in our bed, sometimes still distressed even when I let him in with us. I assumed he got into the habit when he had the cough and that was why he was waking but the past few days I’ve noticed his ear is red and hot again. Can an ear infection grumble along like this mildly for a long period of time without fever etc? His ear was also red and hot when he had a virus type thing with fever a few days before Xmas and I didn’t take him to gp as it cleared up on its own.
He’s been complaining he’s tired frequently throughout the day for the past two weeks so I’m wondering if it’s him feeling run down or the ear disrupting his sleep that’s causing it. I’ve given ibuprofen tonight and he’s dropped straight off, first time in ages he’s gone straight to sleep at bedtime.
Sorry that’s long! Will be taking him to gp in the morning but just wondering if anyone has experience of the low level ear problem over a longer period of time? Thanks