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Last night my 3 yo was tugging on his ear and asking "what?" several times to each question that we asked him. Over night, he was crying several times in pain. Right now he's sleeping...
I suspect he has an ear infection? It's our first.
Do you always need to go to the doctor's for an ear infection? Is there anything else to do first?
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Maryan, BREASTMILK!! Seriously, put a few drops of it in each ear a couple of times a day. For the pain you can wrap a heating pad or hot water bottle in a towel or blanket and have him lay on it. Also, if you have grapefruit seed extract, a few drops in water and swab this gently in the ear will heal it up quickly. Hope he feels better soon. Poor little guy.
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 I have plenty of the one! I don't have the other. I'll see if my mil can pick it up! Thanks Lisa!
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I have used warmed olive oil to sooth an earache before. Warm it just above body temperature...not too hot because the ear is very sensitive. My mom use to warm it on a spoon over a candle and test it on her wrist before dropping it into the ear and plugging it up with a cotton ball. Hope he is feeling better.
The only time we called the pedi about an ear infection was when my son woke up screaming and couldn't get back to sleep. He prescribed some wonderful drops that numbed his ear until we could get in to see him. Hope this some of this helps!
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Add some garlic to the olive oil. He'll smell like a salad but the garlic is antiviral and antibacterial.
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ditto the breastmilk and garlic/olive oil combo.
we have not had antibiotics due to ear infection ever.
praying he will feel better!
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I would take him in to be checked. Several friends had little ones with wax built up which led to ear pain. The wax was lodged deep in their ears so you couldn't see it.
Also,my ds had ear infection in Feb. which the dr. confirmed,but we didn't fill the prescription.
Elevating the head while sleeping helps too!
Hope he feels much better soon!!! \
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I have always taken my kids in, and we have have MANY ear infections, and some of them have been so bad that I feel like a terrible mom when they tell me how bad it is. My neice went a very long time without treating an ear infection, and it did some damage to her hearing.
The doctor can also give you a medicated drop for the ears, which helps a lot in those nighttime crying spells, just like Matilda said. I bring that on trips with me, just in case. I always heard to give them an anti-inflammatory pain reliever and even a decongestant to help.
I hope he feels better soon!
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Fuzzy is right! An severe ear infection left untreated for too long can cause hearing damage and so they should be taken seriously. I don't see the harm in letting the body try to fight off the infection itself (since our bodies were designed to do just that) but an ear ache that is not relieved by home remedies or goes on with such severity for more than a couple of days would be reason to call the doc in my mind.
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All great advice!! Thank you! Since it just presented last night, we'll try all the home remedies first, but if he doesn't improve - I'll make an appointment for tomorrow.
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One more thing to try...gently massage in front of his ear, down the jawline and behind the ear to the neck. There is a whole series of massages to do in order to relieve upper respiratory infections. It's too difficult to explain using just words.
A physician in Texas, Dr. Block, has developed massage series and has created a DVD that shows the technique. It is entitled, "Healing Upper Respiratory Infections without Antibiotics." You can get it at blockcenter.com. My first 3 children had many ear infections and two of them had tubes. The next two have had a few, but after doing the massage and a few of the suggestions above, (we use tea tree oil and olive oil warmed and dropped into the ear), they have not had to use antibiotics.
This DVD is wonderful. It's simple and I think you can get a link to the same massage technique to download as PDF file. My DVD has been passed around quite a bit and used with great success.
I'll be praying for a speedy recovery. I have so much more sympathy for ear infections after having one a couple of years ago. They are very painful!
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Maryan, how's L?
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Thanksfully, he hasn't cried at all since that first night, I did the oil/garlic, breastmilk and massaging stuff. Later I cleaned out his ear with a cottonball because quite a bit of waxy stuff came out.
For the past two days if I press on it, he says Stop... but doesn't seem to be in pain. (He also says Stop when I touch places that I KNOW is not painful). 
He does seem fine - but I'm still watching him to make sure Fuzzy. Thanks for checking on us!! 
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