 [ Symptoms ] ear infection with leakage and fever my 10 yr old has an ear infection with fluid leaking from his ear and 102 temperature he has an ent and we have been putting in ciprodex drops in his ear for the past 2 days the fever went away for a couple of days but now it is back in full force the leakage has not stopped 48 hours and is pretty heavy at times how long will the leaking last and should i be worried that the fever is back it is saturday evening and his ent will not be back until monday should i take him to the er [ Disease ] otorrhea fluid leaking from the ear is most likely from a ruptured eardrum not as serious as it sounds but of course this is just a guess since i have no way of examining him the ciprodex should help but many medical providers would also use an appropriate oral antibiotic there is absolutely no way to determine even if i could examine him the duration of this drainage it will stop as the rupture heals fever rarely concerns me it is just the body is way of fighting the infection fever alone is not an indication to rush the er so if your child is comfortable just wait until monday and speak with the ent of course you know your son the best so use your best judgment in this case