Frequent Ear infections in my 15 month old son

My son was like that. He ended up having to get 3 sets of tubes over a span of a few years.

His started in daycare as he caught everything and his nose ran all the time. It wasn't until about the first grade that his immune system kicked in and he stopped getting so many. He also was lactose intolerant which contributed to the congestion in his nose that went to his ears. Ask the Pediatrician about this.

One doctor put him on a low dose antibiotic for a while to prevent ear infections and it helped.

Praying for you and your son. I remember those days and they are hard when you work full time.

@amberanne95 Wow, I can sympathize. My girls were both like this, many years ago. Here are a few things you think about:
My kids were eventually diagnosed with environmental allergies, and getting those controlled helped a lot. We made their room "clean" by removing all places for dust and dust mites to hide, damp cleaning weekly, removing most stuffies (allowed 2 each), all curtains, carpet. Encased mattress in allergen covering, washed and dried all bedding regularly in allergy-free detergent and no scents. Had to go a step further and eliminate dairy with one of them.
No bottles while reclining either. I'm thinking back 40 years here. Fortunately, with all these precautions, our daughter was able to quickly overcome these issues with her boys.

I am currently just a student studying audiology but I wanted to try and offer some support as well. It might be worth it to follow up with an ENT especially if you notice your child tugging at their ears in pain more. Sometimes the adenoids can be swollen and block the eustachian from draining.
I know both of these would require seeking more medical attention which can be hard in the busyness of everything else so I was trying to think of some things you could do at home too. I would make sure that their head is slightly elevated more often vs laying down more with the hopes that some of that fluid will drain down. Lots of fluid and also putting a warm or cold compress near the ear to relax the ear and maybe some fluid might come out and relieve some of the pain/discomfort in the middle ear.
I am not sure if this will be the case for your child (but I hope it is!) most children as they grow and don't build up as much fluid in their ears. I hope these help even a little bit and I am praying as well that your little one would recover from the infections!

hello @amberanne95.
In my younger years, as your son, I suffered from earaches frequently. My mother gave me a knit hat and told me it was my special "earache hat." It must have been psychological, but anytime I had an earache, I would put the hat on, and it almost always took the pain away. Your son has drainage issues I realize, but who knows?!
It is just a thought...The mind is a powerful thing!

My sympathies. My son is now 67, so any advice is very old. When ear infection after ear infection were happening, a doctor seeing my frustration took me aside and said, “my wife is not a physician, but her theory is if your child is teething, it affects their ability to fight off the ear infections.”
I don’t recall when, but eventually my son never suffered ear infections again