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.
Ear infections are not contagious. Expected course: If you give your child the antibiotic as directed, the fever should be gone by 2 days (48 hours). The earache should be improved by 2 days and gone by 3 days (72 hours). Ear discharge. 1  If pus or cloudy fluid is draining from the ear canal, it means the eardrum has a small tear in it caused by the pressure from the ear infection. 2  It also normally occurs if your child has ear tubes.