How to get child to take her medication

[42_42_42]

Similisan makes an OTC eardrop. Check with the pharmacist first, of course, but it might help with the pain. Also a hot water bottle pressed agains the ear and tissue surrounding it will help reduce internal swelling and pressue, thus easing the pain some.

I'd say if childrum gets another infection w/in 6 mos of this one to ask for a referral to an ear nose and throat doctor. I know you don't want your child to have to have surgery, but it's better to have the surgery than repeated infections as they can lead to hearing loss. You might want to have childrum's hearing checked with an audiologist after the infection clears, just to make sure everything's okay.

[r2cagle]

I'm just thinking of using the syringe on her. I hope that makes it go quicker. Plus, I'm keeping glasses of water next to her every time she takes it, so hopefully the taste won't be too bad.

You might let her squeeze the syringe herself. Because big girls can take their medicine themselves, right? Then you gotta lock everything up afterwards...lol. Okay, so momma has to be the one to give the medicine to prevent future issues. Kids, gotta stay one step ahead of them.

I discovered the other day that my 4 year old has succeeded in getting the child safety latch off the cupboard doors. SO I had to move most of that stuff way out of the way, where even I can't reach it without a stepladder... sigh. Hope I don't forget where I put it!

[CaroPhoenix]

This round of ear infections has really caught us off guard as Child rum has had probably 3 ear infections before this - in all of her 6 years. She gets runny noses and coughs, but this is highly unusual.

I'm going to have to do the hot water bottle thing for my own ear. Thanks for the sugestion 42_42_42.

I'm giong to have to do the administrating of the medicine. I let her take hold of the spoon thingee but that's after I pour the medicine into it.

If the yellow fluid isn't gone in another 10 days, I'm definitely asking for an ENT specialist for her. At least this week, she's not as tired and cranky as she was last week!

[42_42_42]

Hey, are you and childrum doing any better (I hope)?

[CaroPhoenix]

I'm finishing up my frist round of amoxicillin. I have to make a follow-up appointment with my reg. doc.

Child Rum threw up her Augmentim last night. But took it this morning like a trooper.

The bottle they put the stuff in is so huge, I can't seem to put the syringe in there anymore. So now I'm back to the server spoon. And it's still thick. Grrrrr.

Otherwise, we're doing well.

I have to make a follow-up for her too.

Hopefully this will be the last ear infection for either of us for the rest of our lives?

[Flying Grype]

My mother put our thick syrupy awful-tasting antibiotics in milkshakes for us. Gotta make sure there's no contraindication about taking it with food. A child-sized milkshake serving definitely hid the taste of the stuff. (This was about twenty years ago and my whole family had scarlet fever. I think it was probably amoxicillin that we took.)

[CaroPhoenix]

Well, I'm on augmentim now along with a side of ear drops. Tomorrow we're going for another 10-day follow-up at the pediatrician's office. I was stupid and got it for 8:50 AM - in the middle of rush hour traffic. What was I thinking!?

I also have an appointment with my pulmonology doctor on Feb. 2. My reg. (GP) doc thinks my sickness is either going down into my lungs, or I've become asthmatic. My pulmonologist will check me over with my lungs, do some things to determine if I have asthma and we'll probably need to do another sleep study as 2 times in 2 nights, I have, while using my CPAP machine, have stopped breathing! So yeah, fun times. NOT

[CaroPhoenix]

Took the Child o' Rum to the doctor's office this morning for her follow-up. Her ears are infection free! There's nothing in there that shouldn't be! Whew. This is great news for me! Now, all I have to do is concentrate on me getting better. Please keep y'all's fingers crossed! Thanks!

[trailerparkmedic]

*crossing my fingers for Rummy*

I'm glad to hear that Child Rum is better. Do you still have antibiotics left? Don't forget to have her finish them!

I hope your issues resolve quickly.

[CaroPhoenix]

She finished her antibiotics this morning. I have 7 days worth of antibiotics (augmentin) and ear drops (thank goodness for Mr. Rum).

I'm probably going to start another thread about my appointment with the pulmonary doctor I see next week.

[NorthernZel]

Glad to know that ChildRum is doing well.

In case she should have to go on antibiotics for another occasion, my local pharmacist suggested that mixing the antibiotics in cocoa milk should cover the bad taste pretty well. (They once offered a strawberry flavour kind of antibiotics, but it's off the market now )

Luckily Lil' Zel took the antibiotics plain, though he did state on several occasions that it tasted "icky".