Martin Luther King Jr. On the night of January 27, 1956, when he was just 27 years old, Martin Luther King Jr. received a threatening phone call that would cause his life to change forever.
Ear infections can last anywhere from a couple of days to a week or so depending on how fast the infection was caught by a doctor and what treatment was used. Antibiotics can help speed the healing process if it is a bacterial infection, however if it is viral, then this approach won't help. Also antibiotics won't remove the inner ear fluid.
1 If the fluid becomes superinfected (bacterial otitis), the fluid turns to pus, the eardrum bulges and pain increases. 2  Ear infections peak at age 6 months to 2 years. 3  They are a common problem until age 8.4  The onset of ear infections peak on day 3 of a cold. About 50% of children with an ear infection will have a fever. 2  Complication: In 5% to 10% of children, the pressure in the middle ear causes the eardrum to rupture and drain cloudy fluid or pus. 3  This small hole usually heals over in 2 or 3 days.