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What if the fever and pain from an ear infection does not go away?

April 26, 2017away ear fever infection pain

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What if the fever and pain from an ear infection does not go away?

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If the ear pain and fever does not improve within the first 48 hours whether or not an antibiotic has been prescribed you should get back in touch with your child’s caregiver. For the child who has not been prescribed an antibiotic, the usual decision may be to prescribe one. For the child who is taking an antibiotic and is not getting better, it may be time to switch to a different antibiotic because of concern that the bacteria that is causing the ear infection is one that is resistant to the current medicine.