Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Oh, sorry Margaret, I can see that I was ambiguous about what the problem was, the pain was indeed due to decay rather than teething. He had 3 cavities in his molars and he was insistent that it was his ear that hurt. The dentist said that this referred pain is quite common. Darla So with his age it could be tooth decay, rather than teething, maybe? Margaret > > Chriso, > My son is a lot younger (just 7 years old) but he has complained of ear > pain and we finally worked out that it was his molars (his furthest back > teeth) that were causing " referred pain " that he thought was an earache. > My son was insistent that it was an earache but indeed it was his tooth. > It may not be the case for your son but it's worth having his teeth > checked if that is possible. > > All the best, > Darla > > 2012/4/25 Chriso Prodromou > > > Morning, > > just needed some advise please, STephanos shall be 14 in > > June. Its been a wild 3 years with puberty kicking in... I am sure everyone > > has there own experience.... The past few days , well 7 days , he started > > to get very agressive with himself and start hitting the side of his ear... > > started the pain killers, calpol, and nurofen... he would calm for the time > > the pain killers were working but go mad again, he goes through the day on > > regular intervals holding the ear gently , it always seems to be red in > > colour due to the touching of it, or hotting it...... He wouldnt allow the > > Dr to look into the ear, and so we started the antibiotic.... after 4 days > > it does seem better but he still is bothered by the same ear.How can this > > be, could it be wax, or a sensory thing that is making him get annoyed or > > could it be that he is still > > in pain....what is the best way to deal with this... its quite frightening > > .....has anyone else ever had similar issues... how to deal.... > > > > help... thanks > > chriso > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > DISCLAIMER > > No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical > > advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably > > qualified practitioner. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks for th replys..... much appreicated..... I understand that antibiotics are not the best to use. He is better but not fully 100 %..... still complains about the same ear.... wish he could communiacte just a little.... nevermind..4 Thanks will keep u posted chriso Re: ear pain maybe ? Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:54:19 -0000 > I found that mullein on it's own didn't work here, but we needed the mullein and garlic. You can always add a couple cloves of garlic to the mullein oil for 24 hours. > > We used it every night for my daughter after a long run of terrible ear infections. While we changed other things to try to address the underlying problems, that usage prevented more occurences. > > Anita > > > > > > > Morning, > > > just needed some advise please, STephanos shall be 14 in June. Its been a wild 3 years with puberty kicking in... I am sure everyone has there own experience.... The past few days , well 7 days , he started to get very agressive with himself and start hitting the side of his ear... started the pain killers, calpol, and nurofen... he would calm for the time the pain killers were working but go mad again, he goes through the day on regular intervals holding the ear gently , it always seems to be red in colour due to the touching of it, or hotting it...... He wouldnt allow the Dr to look into the ear, and so we started the antibiotic.... after 4 days it does seem better but he still is bothered by the same ear.How can this be, could it be wax, or a sensory thing that is making him get annoyed or could it be that he is > > > still in pain....what is the best way to deal with this... its quite frightening .....has anyone else ever had similar issues... how to deal.... > > > > > > help... thanks > > > chriso > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > DISCLAIMER > > > No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably qualified practitioner. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks.... =))) Re: ear pain maybe ? Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:05:44 -0000 > So with his age it could be tooth decay, rather than teething, maybe? > Margaret > > > > > > Chriso, > > My son is a lot younger (just 7 years old) but he has complained of ear > > pain and we finally worked out that it was his molars (his furthest back > > teeth) that were causing " referred pain " that he thought was an earache. > > My son was insistent that it was an earache but indeed it was his tooth. > > It may not be the case for your son but it's worth having his teeth > > checked if that is possible. > > > > All the best, > > Darla > > > > 2012/4/25 Chriso Prodromou > > > > > Morning, > > > just needed some advise please, STephanos shall be 14 in > > > June. Its been a wild 3 years with puberty kicking in... I am sure everyone > > > has there own experience.... The past few days , well 7 days , he started > > > to get very agressive with himself and start hitting the side of his ear... > > > started the pain killers, calpol, and nurofen... he would calm for the time > > > the pain killers were working but go mad again, he goes through the day on > > > regular intervals holding the ear gently , it always seems to be red in > > > colour due to the touching of it, or hotting it...... He wouldnt allow the > > > Dr to look into the ear, and so we started the antibiotic.... after 4 days > > > it does seem better but he still is bothered by the same ear.How can this > > > be, could it be wax, or a sensory thing that is making him get annoyed or > > > could it be that he is still > > > in pain....what is the best way to deal with this... its quite frightening > > > .....has anyone else ever had similar issues... how to deal.... > > > > > > help... thanks > > > chriso > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > DISCLAIMER > > > No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical > > > advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably > > > qualified practitioner. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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