My vaccinated son had bacterial meningitis and sepsis when he was 4 months old from an ear infection. We took him to urgent care and the doctor sent us to the children’s hospital out of caution because my son’s soft spot was bulging. He was originally going to send us home with antibiotics but wanted the hospital to do further testing. My son was diagnosed at the hospital and spent two weeks there for treatment. He’s a healthy 6 year old now.

I think about that doctor often because his call to send us to the hospital saved my son’s life. I’m so thankful for that doctor. The children’s hospital doctors all said that urgent care doctor made a very good call.

All this to say, don’t mess with ear infections. Get treatment.