Fever and ear pain

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Fever and ear pain

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My child(8 months old) is having 101° fever and ear pain as he just keeps pulling his ear. What to do?

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Dr. Yogita Rathi

Pediatrician 10 yrs exp Mahasamund

Drop paracetamol as per dosage . Tepid sponging For ear connect to ear ENT specilist

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Dr. Vinit M Mehta Pediatrician 8 yrs exp Vadodara · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vinit M Mehta

Pediatrician 8 yrs exp Vadodara

Most probably it can be an ear infection. As child is below 1 year, need to give a course of antibiotics for 7 days. If bottle feeding is there, then needs to be stopped immediately, can be the reason for infection. Cold medicine to control congestion. Ear drops to melt the wax. Calpol for fever. This are required for symptomatic relief.