My16 month old son has had problems with his ears. he's been on antibiotics 5 times. everytime it brings down his fever and makes him feel better till he's off of it. what should i do?

Check adenoids: 2/3 of children have had an ear infection, also known as acute otitis media, before first birthday. Young children are susceptible to these infections in part because their eustachian tube not completely developed and horizontal instead of angled, easily clogging with fluid.Enlarged adenoids near the opening of the eustachian tubes, inflammation or enlargement of the adenoids may block the tube.

Ear infections: Your child should have a through physical to include a blood test evaluating his globulin levels. In addition see an ENT specialist about the status of his tonsils and adnoids. He may be a candidate for ear tubes.

Further work up: He deserves further work up at this time. Chances are his ear infections didn't need antibiotic treatments as most of those are viral. Talk to your doc first and then you may need to be referred to specialist(s) if appropriate.

It is also...: ...Possible that the ear infection never completely resolves; this is a possible indication for putting tubes in ears to prevent the pus from collecting.