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Ronit
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 Thu, Nov 18 2010, 7:30 pm
I noticed it this morning. Looks gross.
Suddenly the top part of his outer ear is sticking out & red & all puffy.
I called the dr. who figured it's either a bite or allergies & suggested benydryl. It hasn't improved all day & I am reluctant to give benydryl again since he has never had any allergies.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? If it doesn't go away by tomorrow I will see the doc regardless, but meanwhile I'm wondering.
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shanie5
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Thu, Nov 18 2010, 11:23 pm
I have 2 boys who get it. The older one has finally outgrown it, my 11 year old though always seems to have his blown up. Benadryl, claritin or other allergy medication usually works. Its nothing to worry about, but it doesnt hurt to have the dr. check it out at least once.
The first time I noticed it on my older boy I ran to the dr. now I just leave it alone or give benadryl if its bothering him.
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JollyMommy
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Thu, Nov 18 2010, 11:53 pm
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are you sure it's not a bee sting?? someone in my family is allergic to bees and her ear tripled in size when stung. if you aren't sure if he's allergic and the ear looks very big, you should go to the ER.
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Ronit
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Fri, Nov 19 2010, 12:16 am
Thanks for your replies. I've never heard of this before.
Shanie5, do you think I should give him benydryl again? How long did it take to go down again?
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Bliss
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Fri, Nov 19 2010, 1:19 am
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I had that twice with my son, it looked scary. I didn't give him anything I just put on bacitracin to prevent further infection. The swelling was down the next day.
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Ronit
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Fri, Nov 19 2010, 11:35 am
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yups, it went down this morning, but it isn't completely gone yet.
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Bliss
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Fri, Nov 19 2010, 2:05 pm
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That's good. It was probably just a bite (my 2 year old calls it a bike) in the wrong place. Give it another day and it's gone.
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Mommy3.5
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Sat, Nov 20 2010, 11:07 pm
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Mosquito bites can blow up like that. My kids get that quite often. Me and some of my kids are pretty allergic to mosquito bites.
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Ronit
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Sun, Nov 21 2010, 12:12 am
Yes, it's completely gone.
Thank you ladies. You saved me a trip to the doc.
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