Middle Ear Inflammation (Otitis Media)

Bad mood on Sunday evening before she had fever at night

Just after Oliver recovered from his urinary tract infection. Heidi had low grade fever on Sunday and the temperature went down on Tuesday morning. On Friday, I saw pus coming out of Heidi's right ear and realised she had an ear infection. This could have accounted for her recent frequent shaking of head.



I only bought Heidi to doctor that afternoon as I was packed with meetings in the morning. However, I managed to squeeze out sometime to surf the net and read about ear infection. Ear infection is considered as a common problem for babies. And after reading it, I decide to go to Polyclinics rather than a paeditrician. I hope I will not regret this move as after seeing the doctor, I definitely agree with the opinion that if I pay peanut I get monkeys. Anyway, why did I choose polyclinic instead of a GP. The reason is that in my perception, polyclinics usually prescribe 'safe' medicine and the stock run out faster than general practitioner.



Although the doctor did not say much, I concluded that Heidi has middle ear inflammation and she has to be treated with antibiotics ear drops. The infection had caused her ear drum to burst, releasing pus into the ear canal. Although it is considered common for babies to have ear infection, it does worry me to see pus flushing from Heidi's right ear.



The eustachian tubes which drain fluids from the ears down the back of the nose and the throat and keep the middle ear ventilated are shorter in baby than adult, so germs can easily travel through them into the middle ear. This is made worse when babies spend a lot of time on their backs. The cause was usually due to bacteria or viruses.



We will have to bring Heidi for a post-mortem to ensure her right ear recover fully next Friday. Hope she will recover soon.