Paediatricscommon
A 3-year-old girl has a red bulging left tympanic membrane. She is afebrile, has had no ear discharge, and is playing in the waiting room. She is not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, is fully immunised and has no other medical problems. You have already told her mother that acute otitis media usually settles by itself and that serious complications are rare. Her mother replies that the last doctor always gave the pink medicine. Which one of the following should you do next?