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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.
My husband is a pediatrician, and has given trainings on how to tell a viral from bacterial ear infection. Most ear infections are caused by viruses, not bacteria, so antibiotics don't actually stop them. The fact that they aren't working for your son is a clue that you're dealing with a virus. It usually takes the body 2-7 days to fight off a virus (so sometimes it seems like antibiotics help... another reason they get over perscribed!)