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FionaS 
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 4:20pm |
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Elle is half way through a course of antibiotics for an ear infection. However, she seems worse not better. She is quite miserable, not wanting to eat or play and is tugging at her ear a lot. When we started the antibiotics the infection was only in the left ear but I'm suspicious about the right one now too. Granted, she spat a lot of the antibiotic out for the first few days but I still would've expected an improvement by now. Should I take her back to doc or what until the course of antibiotics is finished?
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 4:49pm |
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Hmmm its a tricky one with ear infections. My gp won't even prescibe antibiotics for Ashleigh when she has an ear infection as in most cases they don't help as it is a viral infection. We generally just have to ride them out with pamol to help with the pain.
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 4:51pm |
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You should have seen a bit of an improvement by now. I have fund that if Isla hasnt improved in a day or 2, then she wont on that antibiotic. Go back to Dr , or ring them up and check with the hurse. I think they are likely to change the antibiotic she is on.
Hope she feels better soon.
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 4:53pm |
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Hmmm its a tricky one with ear infections. My gp won't even prescibe antibiotics for Ashleigh when she has an ear infection as in most cases they don't help as it is a viral infection. We generally just have to ride them out with pamol to help with the pain. |
Yeah I was reluctant but she's had the infection for 2 weeks now. Poor poppet. Mind you, the last 2 days are the first days she has actually taken the full doses without spitting most of it out...
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 5:09pm |
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I'd take her back to the doc and give her pamol in the mean time if you arent already. Poor lil girl!
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 5:11pm |
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She won't take Pamol but I give her Fenpaed...sadly it didn't help at all today :(
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 5:32pm |
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Oh dear poor Elle. I'd go back and get the Doctor to take a swab to see what the infection is. Then you will know for sure if antibiotics will help.
Other than that a warm wheat bag helps sometimes if she will let you put it to her ear.
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Posted: 10 December 2007 at 5:49pm |
I would be going back, ears are something I don't like to mess with.
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Another antibiotics question