My 10 month old daughter has ear infection in both of her ears. She has medication ear drops and an antibiotic but she still will not sleep the night and she has spurts of uncontrollable crying. It breaks my heart to hear her crying like that, does anyone have any suggestions?
2006-08-13 06:07:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My 10 month old daughter has ear infection in both of her ears. She has medicated ear drops and an antibiotic but she still will not sleep the night and she has spurts of uncontrollable crying. It breaks my heart to hear her crying like that, does anyone have any suggestions?
2006-08-13 06:08:31 · update #1
There is nothing worse than a crying baby you can't soothe......i would warm up a towel in the dryer and let her put her ear down against it and cover the over side........also setting upright is good....there are many different things just what the child prefers...there are meds for the pain...sometimes it just takes rocking and cuddling...............good luck and you should ck. into tubes if the infections reoccur very often....................enjoy your daughter.....
2006-08-13 06:40:40 · answer #1 · answered by mercy me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter suffered terribly as an infant with ear infections. The dr. told us to have her sleep sitting in her car seat or elevate the head of her bed. That keeps the pressure from building up in the ears so bad. Seems to have worked, she was able to sleep through the night.
Good luck, hope she feels better soon.
2006-08-13 06:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Deana G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your doctor can prescribe some numbing medication for the ears to help with the pain. IT works wonders. Also let her sleep on an incline (head propped up) it helps the sluid to drain. Put a pillow under her mattress. Good luck...
2006-08-13 06:12:28 · answer #3 · answered by *bossy* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YEs, get the numbing drops. Also, try warm compress on the ear...it soothes the baby's ear from the pain! Have you given her any tylenol? It can also help with the pain and let her sleep a little.
2006-08-13 06:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Gothic Martha™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should be better after two or three days on the antibiotic. Until then, I don't know what to tell you. If her irritability continues longer than that, take her back to the pediatrician. With my older son, he had recurring ear infections. He had been on amoxicillin som many times, they prescribed one for him called Omnicef, and it did nothing. 10 days later when we went back for his re-check, his ears were still infected. :(
2006-08-13 07:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to use whatever medication that the doctor prescribes for ear infections
2006-08-13 07:56:50 · answer #6 · answered by Coast2CoastChat.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't something that could help right now but have you thought about chiropractic? They are very successful in helping infants/children with ear infections.
2006-08-13 11:21:30 · answer #7 · answered by Maggie K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squirting human milk into her ear will help with the pain *and* help heal. In fact, some mothers find that it heals them faster than a prescription antibiotic (human milk is antibacterial and antiviral).
2006-08-13 06:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well there are no home remedies for it ,my son had them so much he had to get tubes put in is ears,,and he still some times gets them ..you might consider getting tubes
2006-08-13 06:31:04 · answer #9 · answered by Ms Scarlet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋