طفل عمره سنتان عنده حرارة ويشد أذنه ويبكي، والفحص يظهر طبلة حمراء منتفخة. أي تعليم للأهل صحيح؟

A 2-year-old has fever, pulls at his ear and cries; the eardrum is red and bulging. Which parent teaching is correct?

1. Stop the antibiotic once pain improves on day two
2. Put warm oil in the ear to ease the pain
3. Give analgesia, and complete the antibiotic if prescribed
4. Use cotton buds to clean out discharge

Answer: C) Give analgesia, and complete the antibiotic if prescribed. Acute otitis media is common in children. Analgesia is key, and antibiotics are prescribed by age and severity and completed if given. Nothing is put in the ear without advice.