What else besides Tylenol and Numbing ear drops can you give a child with an ear ache?

Question

I am asking this for a friend. Her daughter is sick with an ear infection and she is holding to her ear crying. She gave her tylenol and those numbing ear drops plus put a warm rag on her ear.
She can't take her child to the doctor because she has no way there. What are some tips i can pass along?
(BTW she is in a different state than i)

Answer 1

My son had 18 ear infections in 15 months - so I know from experience - the kid REALLY needs to go to the doctor. The fluid build-up beind the ear drum (in the eustacian tube) can cause a rupture of the ear drum and cause permanent hearing damage if bad enough. Anti-biotics can treat the infection, but are prescription only - so please tell her to take the baby to the doctor. (Not to mention that it is excruciatingly painful for the child!!)

Until she can get her there - you can actually give a dose of infant tylenol with a dose of infant motrin - and then rotate what you give the child every 4 hours afterwards. Something in the combination of the two seems to really help - and I got that from a doctor we came to know all to well when my son was little.

Good luck and please - DOCTOR!! :)

Answer 2

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What else besides Tylenol and Numbing ear drops can you give a child with an ear ache?
I am asking this for a friend. Her daughter is sick with an ear infection and she is holding to her ear crying. She gave her tylenol and those numbing ear drops plus put a warm rag on her ear.
She can't take her child to the doctor because she has no way there. What are some tips i can pass...

Answer 3

Ear Numbing Drops

Answer 4

Numbing Ear Drops

Answer 5

Since she's already had Tylenol then I would definitely piggyback with Motrin (ibuprofen), also it use to help my girls ear aches to chew, depending on how old the child is, if she's old enough for chewy fruit snacks or a piece of sugarfree gum anything that gets her jaw working may help clear the eustachian tube of fluid. If she's an infant you can let her have her bottle (and warming the contents helps even more), or let her chew on a teething ring, or my favorite a plain ice cream cone (just the cone), it last a long time and isn't too messy.
The warm rag, or heating pad, hot water bottle, etc... are also good ideas (just be sure to check the temp).

Have you ever flown in a plane and someone always offers you a piece of gum to help with the pressure in your ears, well this helps in the same way.

Answer 6

If the child also has a fever that's not responding to the over-the-counter medicines, she needs to call EMS. But since you don't mention a high fever, I'm assuming that the child's pain is the main concern.

If the Tylenol hasn't worked, she can give Children's Advil/Motrin/ibuprofen -- it is a different class of pain reliever than Tylenol and they can be overlapped if the first one was ineffective. I was also going to suggest applying heat, but see that she's doing that already. It just takes time for the drops and oral pain relievers to work. The only other suggestion is distraction - a favorite toy or video, etc.

If this has persisted or continues for more than a day, or if there is drainage or blood from the ear (suggesting that the the eardrum may have ruptured) she needs to get the child to the Doctor ASAP.

Answer 7

Alternate Tylenol and Motrin every 3 hours. For example: Tylenol 11:00, Motrin at 2:00, Tylenol at 5:00, etc.

Children seem to find heat the most comforting because it's an interactive, tangible action. It sounds like your friend is already doing this, but a great way to apply moist heat is to run warm water into a diaper. It holds the moisture in and retains heat better than a warm rag.

Answer 8

obviously, if she's in pain or running a fever, tylenol or motrin for pain. my kids' pediatrician advised that tylenol and motrin can be used alternately. i would recommend NOT using any ear drops not prescribed by a doctor. my son suffered from numerous ear infections and i was advised that, if the ear drum bursts or slightly tears (from all the fluid build up and pressure) and a wrong ear drop is used, it can cause deafness. most hositals will have a nurse help line that you could call and ask questions. if all else fails, call an ambulance.

Answer 9

Your friend needs to take her daughter to see a doctor. Even if it means calling 911 and going in an ambulance. Ear infections, if goes without medication, can cause a small child to become deaf in the ear, or she could run a fever that cannot be brought done. When my daughter was two, she started running a fever of 105 because I didn't think her ear infection was a big deal. Take her to the doctor.

Answer 10

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