5 yr old has severe cough & fever for 6 days now. was seen on tuesday. tonight developed severe ear pain. what should we do? worried

Ear infection: If he is not already on antibiotics, you need to take him to be seen at urgent care or er. He has an ear infection, 6 year olds are pretty good at letting you know this, He needs an antibiotic,,,,,

Cough and fever: Take your child back to the doctor for reevaluation. It sounds like he should be treated with antibiotics

Go to the ER: if they have developed a middle ear infection it needs to be treated and the only way to tell is to look.