tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post3394274602221379510..comments2024-02-01T04:43:26.273-06:00Comments on NEWS ANCHOR MOM: child health, child safety, toxic toys, autism, etc. for busy moms: Ear Infections and TubesJen Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528551519602313049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-39191625356939663712008-11-21T10:19:00.000-06:002008-11-21T10:19:00.000-06:00My son started getting ear infections when he was ...My son started getting ear infections when he was 6 months old. For 4 months, it was chronic. We'd try one antibiotic, then the next and the next. I don't think they ever healed. Our pediatrician finally referred us to ENT, but we couldn't get an appointment for months. <BR/><BR/>His eardrum nearly burst and the ENT saw us immediately. His tubes were inserted a few days later, right around 9 months. It was the BEST thing we did.<BR/><BR/>The tubes stayed in for 2 years, then they were removed. He still had fluid in his ears over the summer, so in September we decided to have them inserted again and have his adenoids removed at the same time. <BR/><BR/>At this time, his second set is still in (he's 5 now) and will be removed after winter.<BR/><BR/>In the past 4 years that he's had his tubes, he's gotten only two ear infections. They were cleared with ear drops.Emily/Randomabilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340705342007038178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-45191459318798798942008-11-19T18:18:00.000-06:002008-11-19T18:18:00.000-06:00I have four children and all of them have had at l...I have four children and all of them have had at least one set of tubes. A couple have had two or three. To me, the pros outweighted the cons. I personally had 10 sets of tubes by the time I was 9 years old. Because I would never tell my mom that my ear hurt until my ear drum was ready to burst, I had a few ruptured ear drums. That can cause hearing loss because the break is always jagged and creates more scar tissue....thus hearing loss. When a tube is inserted, it is a clean break (straight line) so it heals nicer and cleaner and less likely hood of hearing loss. Because of the ruptures, I do have some hearing loss in both ears. For me, that outweighs any other odds or complications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-47135589057680550462008-11-19T11:01:00.000-06:002008-11-19T11:01:00.000-06:00My son has tubes, but once he started daycare, he ...My son has tubes, but once he started daycare, he couldn't stop getting infections. They would go away, but they always came back. Towards the end, prior to the tubes, even thought it wasn't infected, there was fluid. Post-tubes, he started falling less, his speech/vocab/communications are well above average for his age group. <BR/><BR/>I was hesitant due to the potential complications in healing, but we had to do something for the little guy. Hopefully it works out in the end, I guess.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783085707283000645noreply@blogger.com