Hi everyone,

My 2 year old has got a middle ear infection we found out Thursday. The 2 nights before this he had a fever, and after seeing the doctor on Thursday we started to give him antibiotics on Friday, and now on Sunday, its hard to see any change.

I don't know if it is the ear that is causing him the pain, it seems to be more of a sinus problem, I suppose it is all connected, so he is got a forever running nose, runny eyes, and just is down and out miserable, sleeping in my arms in the afternoon, he is so tired.

In the morning he seems better, but now at night time he is always waking up every hour, I have tried the ventilator, neurofen, and panadol. But none of them seem to be working very well.

I have also tried something call Painstop Nightime - it has panadol and coedine, and this helped him the first night, but I am worried that this isn't good for him.

Can anyone please help me - I am worried about him. His appetite is very low, he still has very wet nappies, but I am not seeing a change in him yet.

Firstly does it usually take this long for antibiotics to kick in, and does anyone know if this Painstop is ok for him, and what can i give him to help him through this?

I really need someone to help me with this.

Thank you