glue ear or medically speaking : otits media with effusion causes discomfort and serious delay in language or speak if it cause conductive hearing loss , so the discomfort is real and crying episodes are due to this illness however , there are new guidlines for the treatment of such conditions published by the American Academy of Pediatrics , one of them is performing a hearing test if the it s has been more than 3 months of the problem, and if the child shows any abnormality then becomes a candidate for tympanostomy , which is a simple procedure which involves making a hole of ear drum to equal the pressure on both sides of it ( don t worry it will heal) . antibiotic therapy is of a little benefit here , the usage of it has special circumstances. you can ease the nights by paracetamol suppositories waiting for the hearing test I hope this helps