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Suggest Treatment For Ear Infection

My 3yo son has been diagnosed with an ear infection swimmer s ear . He was prescribed Otocomb otic ear drops to be administered 3 times per day. My issue is that the drops are terribly thick and I cannot get them into his ear properly. I don t think they are actually making it into the ear canal. His ear is so sore I cannot massage it and he wont stay lying on his side long enough for the drops to run down his ear. Should these drops be so thick, and is there an alternative drop which is thinner and more likely to run down into his ear canal?
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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If you or your child has an earache that is ofte accompanied by a stuffy or runny nose and a sore throat and fever, it is likely that the ear pain is due to an ear infection.
Medicine for Ear Infections
To ease the pain of an ear infection, your doctor may recommend a pain reliever, typically acetaminophen or ibuprofen, which also helps reduce a fever. Aspirin should be avoided in children because of the threat of Reye's syndrome. Pain can also be reduced by using gentle heat from a heating pad, but be very careful when using heating pads with children.
The drops can be thick. You can use the thinner drops however

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Suggest Treatment For Ear Infection

If you or your child has an earache that is ofte accompanied by a stuffy or runny nose and a sore throat and fever, it is likely that the ear pain is due to an ear infection. Medicine for Ear Infections To ease the pain of an ear infection, your doctor may recommend a pain reliever, typically acetaminophen or ibuprofen, which also helps reduce a fever. Aspirin should be avoided in children because of the threat of Reye s syndrome. Pain can also be reduced by using gentle heat from a heating pad, but be very careful when using heating pads with children. The drops can be thick. You can use the thinner drops however