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A 14-month-old girl has been crying, pulling at both ears and febrile for a day. She has had paracetamol, is drinking normally and is not vomiting. Temperature is 38.4 degrees Celsius and she is alert and playing in the cubicle. Both tympanic membranes are red and bulging, with no discharge and no post-auricular swelling. She was born at term, has no chronic illness and is fully immunised, and her family has no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Which one of the following is the most appropriate treatment for this child?
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