A 6-year-old female asked:
woke up in tears bc her ear hurt so bad.gave her motrin,had her lay on a heating pad propped up and nothing helped.ear drops hurt her. ear infection?
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Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim answered
19 years experience Urgent Care
Possibly: Get her checked at an Urgent care or ER
Answered on Aug 18, 2017
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Could be: The middle ear will usually hurt if you stretch or hurt the ear drum.This is most commonly due to a build up of pressure behind the drum from pus, but other things can do it.The only way to know is to have her seen.With that degree of discomfort, the sooner the better.
Answered on Apr 23, 2016
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Dr. Al Hegab answered
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Revisit your doctor : or an ENT doctor, for a different treatment, hold the drops and keep taking the motrin for now, wish you well
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Antibiotics: You most likely need a prescription of an antibiotics; I am assuming that you consulted your pcp or an ENT physician who diagnosed you with an infecti ... Read More
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Dr. Joseph Kim answered
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
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Good news/bad news: The good news is you had your daughter seen & they didn't find a terrible problem. The bad news is that many viral illnesses will have fever as part o ... Read More
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