Huh, well our dd is a regular gaucho...rare beef, chop bones, sausages, bring it on, she says (in fairness she is a good eater all round, veg and fruit too). Hasn't stopped her suffering!
A "well-known media doctor" once informed a worried friend of mine that a child over 2 could drink a whole bottle of Calpol with no lasting ill-effects but this was in the pub not in a professional capacity - and I'd be quite concerned if a doctor ever actually recommended over-dosing.
HMo2, Aimsmum, isn't it the pits. Sorry to hear your dds are under the cosh again. Dd seems to be responding OK to nightly Trimethoprin, in that the gunk is not the stinky pussy stuff any more but serous fluid, and much less of it. We are watching and waiting...
Hoxtonchick, hope you feel better soon
I wonder whether ear infections are to children what chronic back pain is to adults in the NHS sometimes. No-one seems to have an effective, safe, treatment to clear them up. And I guess it's not nearly exciting enough a field of medicine to attract high profile funding and lots of research projects.