Suggest Treatment For Ear Pain Along With Cold And Swollen Eyes In Children

Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2015

Question: Hi my four year old was complaining of right ear pain I took her to her dr he said its just a tiny cold, two weeks later again I told him he prescribed ear drops then her right eye swelled up and he said put eye drops now both eyes are swollen, her temp will not go lower then 100.1 and she says she has a headache , I have made appointments with ophthalmologists that take forever to see her, her dr is not even concerned, my daughter has two swollen eyes a ear ache and a head ache, I am ready to rush her to the hospital and everyone is telling me to relax :( please any advice would help, somedays she even says she sees double this has been going on for a month and her dr says everything is fine without even checking her
this is what her eye looks like I have been putting warm compress and antibiotic drops and its getting worse, this is not her picture

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would like to rule out sinusitis

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking to healthcare magic

I have gone through the details.You have attached an image with a note that this is not her picture.
Please clarify whether this is a typing error or you have attached an image with similar syptoms.

The illness starred with mild cold and then right side earache.After that there is swelling of eye on the same side along with headache.Now she has developed fever too.
In this scenario I would like to rule out bacterial sinusitis a condition where all these symptoms can be there.
Blurring of vision or double vision can be due to drooping of eye lid and associated inflammation.
From the image it appears that there is drooping of eyelid due to some inflammation.
Headache is a very common symptom of sinusitis.
Chances of involvement of brain is less likely as there are not any suggestive symptoms like vomiting,altered sensorium etc.
Other less likely possibility is involvement of the nerve leading to eyelid drooping.
I would suggest you to consult an ophthalmologist for clinical examination and management accordingly.
Continue warm compress and antibiotic drop as it will help in relieving the inflammation.

I hope this helps.

Please let me know if you have any further query.
Wishing for your child's good health.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (11 minutes later)

that was a picture online I found that looks just like her eye, I am just terrified she can go blind and she does say she feels like throwing up , she is only 4 and cant open her eye, I don't want to take her too the er because she can catch some other illness, the er hospital ucla just had a breakout of measles so I would rather take her to an eye dr which I have an appointment tomorrow but I am very worried, she is my baby and my heart breaks when shes in pain, I heard of children having mri which resulted in blindness, please dr I know u r very busy , any other advice to give me some peace, I cant even eat or sleep for 2 days

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would suggest you to get her to ER for evaluation

Detailed Answer:
I can understand your concern sir.
Although I have not directly seen the baby's eye,by going through the details and considering your anxiety I would suggest you to get her to ER.
If she is immunised with measles vaccine or MMR vaccine chances of getting an infection is very low.So better get her evaluated by a physician so that the severity could be assessed and it can be managed accordingly.
If possible attach the image of your baby so that I could get a better idea.

All the best.
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar