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@bhbee: has she had any Rocephin shots? My DD had hard to treat ear infections and ended up with tubes at 10 months old. I hated all the antibiotics going into her system. I did put Culturelle baby packets in her bottles, but there's the whole other issue of antibiotic resistance.

I'm not in the medical profession, but I'm pretty sure they wanted DD's ears fairly clear before surgery because I remember being nervous about that.

Good luck, ear infections are the pits.

Could you try a different antibiotic? My son had an ear infection that wasn’t getting better and they put him on a different medicine and that cleared it up.

Yep DS had to have multiple rocephin injections before his infection cleared. These were administered after trialing like 3 full courses of oral antibiotics. He ended up with tubes and it was a lifesaver

Have you tried the garlic drops? The smell is intense but it can’t hurt. Also try to sprinkle some probiotic in her mouth before she goes to sleep to give the good bugs a chance to work while she’s sleeping. (Your resident hippie, that is also prone to ear infections )

We had the same experience with my first DD - ear infections for basically 6 months straight. Amoxicillin did nothing, Augmentin worked the first couple times, then then quit working so we did Rocephin shots. After a few months of that mess we got the ENT referral, but it took like 2 months to get an appointment with ENT and about 6 weeks to get in for tubes after that. In the meantime she was sick almost the entire time and had another round of Rocephin shots.

After all this, DD2 had 3 ear infections in 4 months and they gave us the ENT referral, we ended up getting in quick because someone cancelled, and got her in for tubes a few weeks later! They were a lot more willing to rush things a bit with that family history. Maybe with your son's history, they'd give you the ENT referral right away? I'd say it's worth asking!

Honestly, I would try to get her into the ENT and just ask for the tubes. If she's already struggling right at the beginning of the cold/flu season, they might just agree to move right to tubes. DD didn't quite meet the criteria for tubes, but I was sick of the nonstop antibiotics and just asked for the ENT referral from our ped. The ENT got us in for tubes within 2 weeks so she could have them before we got on a flight.

@bhbee: that’s great!

@bhbee: is there anything else that could be causing the eat infection such as congestion, pacifier etc because sometimes controlled ng the"cause" could help it clear up properly. We have to very aggressive with congestion with vaporisers, nebulizers, sprays and using a nose sucker to keep the pressure off their ears