there's an old home remedy - my grandma used it on my mom, and I;ve used it with mychild, who has been prone to ear infections - heat sea salt in the oven and pack int a cotton sock or a muslin sack. the salt holds the ehat for a while, and many doctors believe that the increased salinity helps deal with infection. it really feels good. the membrane that makes up the eardrum in somewhat permeable, so warm salty air will have some effect on which as 'deep" to the eardrum - this is the same logic to sing mullein infused oil i the ear.

now holding a compress on the ear on an infant or toddler is a job! I tend to want to sleep with the aching ear down, partly for insulation when I have an earache (I was plagued with ear infections as a child too. lost my tonsils to it around age 5 - they used to do tonsillectomy fr nearly everything - my mother thinks it improved things significantly, I'm not so sure.)

I'm not sure of your daughter's diet; exclusive breastfeeding? taking formula or solid food? even with children who are not truly "allergic" soemtimes cows milk, especially cold fluid milk, seems to irritate the immune system in other ways that can manifest in blocked ears. you may want to cut out dairy products, or eliminate our own use of them while nursing, at least for the duration of the ear infection.

the ear tubes (Eustacian tubes) are close to horizontal in babies and become more vertical as we get older, so the fluid drains more easily and ear infections become less common.

I;e used echinacea tincture very successfully as an antibiotic alternative for ear infections. I have a specific regiment for using echinacea effectively; let me know if you want the details (if you are already familiar with good effective uses for echinacea, I won't bore you.)