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Sounds like 2 year molar teething to me. My daughter would cut 2-4 teeth at a time most of the time she didn't have a fever until her molars. She would always get cold symptoms...runny/stuffy nose, cough, red ears, CRANKY!! It made it very difficult to figure out if she was sick or teething. When she cut her molars she ran a high fever for a few days...thankfully all 4 cut in within 2 weeks. Ibruprophen(Advil) lasts much longer then Tylenol for pain relief and Tylenol works better for reducing fevers(in my experience). I would give her Ibruprophen at sleep times and Tylenol during wake times. I never gave my daughter antibiotic for the red ears unless my pediatrician was sure it was an actual ear infection. Otherwise I would wait until the teeth came in and then take her back to the doctor to make sure her ears were cleared. Most of the time ear "redness" isn't an infection warranting antibiotics, and giving them when not truely needed will only make them ineffective when she does have an actual infection. For infant teething a frozen wash cloth worked to sooth my daughters gums, but at 2 she didn't chew on things as much. I would give her freeze pops, the cold in her mouth would give her some relief too. I also gave her harder foods she would have to use her back teeth to chew up, such as apple wedges, pretzel sticks, raw carrots...etc. They would help her cut her gums without really noticing. Hang in there...it's almost over!
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Jodi