How did you know your baby had an ear infection? Besides having a doctors diagnosis. Any OTC medicines that help?
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Most recently his ear infection was caused by a very bad cold. I knew he had an ear infection because he was tugging at his ears and his symptoms all came after his older sister who also got an ear infection so I knew what to look for

We just got over one! She had a nasty fever for 2 days. On the 3rd day it got up to 104.4!

Since she’s 10 months old, we were able to give Motrin and it helped a lot. We also had antibiotics though.

Fever, screaming inconsolably all night long if he was laid down (had to be propped up to sleep) and pulling at his ears.

okay was this for teething or ear infection though

My son is currently going through an ear infection now , constant screaming fever of 102.6 and no sleep

ear infection. He's almost always teething, so these symptoms were new for the ear infection and the doctor confirmed that was what was going on with him.

My son has a double ear infection and teething. He had 102.1 fever last Friday and I brought him to urgent care last Monday. Has is on antibiotics now.

He had drainage from his ear from melted ear wax (the infection makes the ear warm) and he was fussier than usual

We have had a double ear infection, Covid, and the double ear infection didn’t fully go away so we are dealing with it again. My daughter had scabs in her ears from tugging them but it started out as sniffles. She also had a fever and was very very upset. She would cry out randomly in pain which is why I knew something wasn’t right. She’s been on antibiotics and the side affects have been rough 😞

Fever, not feeling good, tugging at the ear, their cries maybe different from other Norma cries

They tug at their ears a lot with an ear infection it's a good way to tell

oh I’m sorry. Mine sort of was the same thing. It was his right ear only though. The Dr recommended an antibiotic. I just hate seeing him like this

I know it’s so hard seeing our babies like this.