Infant ear infections - Page 2

aimeecc · 02-06-2008, 07:48 AM

Its not that I think if he has strawberries before 1 year old he'll have a massive allergic reaction, but many studies have shown early introduction of foods such as egg whites and berries are linked to food allergies and eczema. I know my mom fed us most foods fairly early (before all this was known) and most of my family have food allergies and eczema. So its best for me to wait.

I am moderate on the 'clean' house approach. It gets dirty and out of order over the week, clean on the weekend...

Thanks!

Clodfobble · 02-13-2008, 06:11 PM

Foot!! Good to see you, man!

TheMercenary · 02-15-2008, 08:26 AM

When he gets old enough to swim you use plugs. My kids had to use them till the tubes fell out. Longer than 1 year I assure you. Some kids actually have to come back to the OR and have them removed, some can do it in the office.

aimeecc · 02-15-2008, 10:58 AM

Thanks. How were your kids post op? The doctor told me he'd be out of it/disoriented/cranky because of the anesthesia.

TheMercenary · 02-15-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by aimeecc

Thanks. How were your kids post op? The doctor told me he'd be out of it/disoriented/cranky because of the anesthesia.

Don't buy that, only slightly irritable. Up running around like nothing happened the next day. Start him on tylenol drops or elixir or liquid motrin the night before and give him another dose 4 hours before surgery even if you wake up in the middle of the night to do it (unless it is motrin then you need to follow the directions as I recall it is every 8 hours). Keep him on tylenol or motrin around the clock for the first 24 hours and you should be good to go. You will be surprised how much he improves in the first month.

aimeecc · 02-19-2008, 08:08 AM

One last ear infection before surgery... I'll be so happy when we no longer have to go through this. He was so upset yesterday because his little ears hurt so much. The tylenol wasn't helping at all. 2 more days until tubes...

monster · 02-19-2008, 09:20 PM

My kids will be getting their braces while your is getting tubes

aimeecc · 03-10-2008, 09:07 AM

Good luck with the braces! How are the kiddos adjusting?

Tubes went in well. But crabnky for about 4 days. Not good. But 2 1/2 weeks now with no ear infections! Yeah!

glatt · 03-10-2008, 09:36 AM

Glad the tubes went well, and they seem to be working!

monster · 03-10-2008, 01:43 PM

They can't say their K's very well, and slobber a lot. but they're OK. They were tender for a few days, but can already see the extra space in their mouths (they have expanders) and one of Hector's teeth that we thought might have to be "fetched" surgically is coming down by itself. so all good so far...

glad the tubes are working

TheMercenary · 03-10-2008, 03:33 PM

yea, use wax in their ears if they go swimming, you can buy it in the drug store. You are on the road to recovery.

lushchocolateswirl · 03-11-2008, 07:20 PM

I had tubes, so did my two younger siblings. We had fluid build up (or something like that) and only the youngest suffered infections, but at the time doctors thought it was a carry over from croup.
It all came to a head when I started school. I could read properly because we were taught to read very early in life. But I couldnt' make the phonic sounds properly. And then a woman came to the door of our house with my brother because he'd been sitting in the road with a dog he found and didn't hear her horn behind him. Kids cover up hearing loss very very well.
I'm glad you've taken this situation seriously so early aimeec. Personally I believe it will help . I had to start at basic speech when I was seven. Today if I'm tired or intoxicated I make the "v" and "f" sounds for "th". and when saying the alphabet I am inclined not to sound "H" as "A-che" but as "Ha-che". Oh and I was taught to sing becuase it apparently makes you say the phonic sounds correctly. Go figure?
My parents were warned that we would eventually have hearing loss around forty to fifty years of age again. So far they have been right on the ball. I'm losing my hearing very rapidly. (or ignoring people more LOL )
But interestingly enough, you know that mosquito sound that no one over the age of 25 is supposed to be able to hear? Comes in loud and strong for me and I'm nearly 40.
anyway good luck with your child amiee. From personal experience I think you're doing the right thing.

aimeecc · 03-12-2008, 12:01 PM

Thanks a lot. His audio test before the tubes was horrible - definite hearing loss from the fluid. And he just had his 1 yr well baby appointment, and he's behind on speech development. He began saying "dadadada" to anything a few months ago, and occasional "babababa" and rarely "mamama". But he doesn't associate mama with me or dada with dad, even though we've been saying mama and dada (and pointing to the appropriate one) several times every day for months. He doesn't respond to his name most of the time, so I'm not even sure when he does respond if its because he heard his name or something else got his attention. We have another audio test in a month to see if his hearing is normal (should be) and his pediatrician said if he's not catching up by his 15 month well baby, we'll be referred to a speech therapist. At least he's young and can easily recover.
He's a smart boy - we can tell he 'connects' the dots on things, stacks blocks on window sills, put lids on and off pots and knows where things are kept. He's done a few things that I have made me go 'Wow! He knows that!' I just hope the speech thing comes along.
He was born prematurely, but healthy, so my husband and I haven't measured him by the normal standards - we figure he's a month or two behind since he was born early.
My brother had real bad speech problems, and I know that a lot of my siblings got ear tubes. I wonder if thats why he had speech problems? I never thought about it that way.

Bullitt · 03-12-2008, 02:16 PM

I had ear tubes and chronic ear infections as a kid through around age 13. Had the tubes taken out around then and haven't had any infections in 8 or 9 years. The best thing was to get the drops in, and then sleep on the infected ear with a heating pad between my head and the pillow. Worked wonders for me. I was still able to do swim team and all that, just had to have ear plugs in while i was swimming. They make all kinds from wax balls, to special custom fitted ones that I think were made out of molded latex or some such.
Good luck though!

Brett's Honey · 03-19-2008, 12:36 PM

I realize that most people have one pediatrician for their child, but sometimes a second opinion is a good idea, if you're uncertain about what you're being advised to do. The first doctor my son had (in 1987) had him on strong antibiotics for months (seems like 2-3 months, a LONG time) and then said he had to have tubes put in his ears. I had been uneasy for a while, and then changed doctors when she said that. The second doctor (who I kept from then on) said that not only did my sone NOT have an ear infection, but she didn't think he had ever had ear infections.
This all started when he started shaking his head from side to side while repeating "no no", after being told no, or that something was a "no no". She insisted the head shaking was ear-related.
I should have listened to my gut feeling all along.....

02-15-2008, 08:26 AM	#3
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	When he gets old enough to swim you use plugs. My kids had to use them till the tubes fell out. Longer than 1 year I assure you. Some kids actually have to come back to the OR and have them removed, some can do it in the office. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-19-2008, 09:20 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	My kids will be getting their braces while your is getting tubes __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-10-2008, 01:43 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	They can't say their K's very well, and slobber a lot. but they're OK. They were tender for a few days, but can already see the extra space in their mouths (they have expanders) and one of Hector's teeth that we thought might have to be "fetched" surgically is coming down by itself. so all good so far... glad the tubes are working __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-10-2008, 03:33 PM	#11
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	yea, use wax in their ears if they go swimming, you can buy it in the drug store. You are on the road to recovery. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-11-2008, 07:20 PM	#12
lushchocolateswirl Hi just me Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 108	I had tubes, so did my two younger siblings. We had fluid build up (or something like that) and only the youngest suffered infections, but at the time doctors thought it was a carry over from croup. It all came to a head when I started school. I could read properly because we were taught to read very early in life. But I couldnt' make the phonic sounds properly. And then a woman came to the door of our house with my brother because he'd been sitting in the road with a dog he found and didn't hear her horn behind him. Kids cover up hearing loss very very well. I'm glad you've taken this situation seriously so early aimeec. Personally I believe it will help . I had to start at basic speech when I was seven. Today if I'm tired or intoxicated I make the "v" and "f" sounds for "th". and when saying the alphabet I am inclined not to sound "H" as "A-che" but as "Ha-che". Oh and I was taught to sing becuase it apparently makes you say the phonic sounds correctly. Go figure? My parents were warned that we would eventually have hearing loss around forty to fifty years of age again. So far they have been right on the ball. I'm losing my hearing very rapidly. (or ignoring people more LOL ) But interestingly enough, you know that mosquito sound that no one over the age of 25 is supposed to be able to hear? Comes in loud and strong for me and I'm nearly 40. anyway good luck with your child amiee. From personal experience I think you're doing the right thing. __________________ silence is golden , duct tape is silver

02-06-2008, 07:48 AM	#1
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	Its not that I think if he has strawberries before 1 year old he'll have a massive allergic reaction, but many studies have shown early introduction of foods such as egg whites and berries are linked to food allergies and eczema. I know my mom fed us most foods fairly early (before all this was known) and most of my family have food allergies and eczema. So its best for me to wait. I am moderate on the 'clean' house approach. It gets dirty and out of order over the week, clean on the weekend... Thanks!

02-13-2008, 06:11 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Foot!! Good to see you, man!

02-15-2008, 10:58 AM	#4
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	Thanks. How were your kids post op? The doctor told me he'd be out of it/disoriented/cranky because of the anesthesia.

02-19-2008, 08:08 AM	#6
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	One last ear infection before surgery... I'll be so happy when we no longer have to go through this. He was so upset yesterday because his little ears hurt so much. The tylenol wasn't helping at all. 2 more days until tubes...

03-10-2008, 09:07 AM	#8
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	Good luck with the braces! How are the kiddos adjusting? Tubes went in well. But crabnky for about 4 days. Not good. But 2 1/2 weeks now with no ear infections! Yeah!

03-10-2008, 09:36 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Glad the tubes went well, and they seem to be working!

03-12-2008, 12:01 PM	#13
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	Thanks a lot. His audio test before the tubes was horrible - definite hearing loss from the fluid. And he just had his 1 yr well baby appointment, and he's behind on speech development. He began saying "dadadada" to anything a few months ago, and occasional "babababa" and rarely "mamama". But he doesn't associate mama with me or dada with dad, even though we've been saying mama and dada (and pointing to the appropriate one) several times every day for months. He doesn't respond to his name most of the time, so I'm not even sure when he does respond if its because he heard his name or something else got his attention. We have another audio test in a month to see if his hearing is normal (should be) and his pediatrician said if he's not catching up by his 15 month well baby, we'll be referred to a speech therapist. At least he's young and can easily recover. He's a smart boy - we can tell he 'connects' the dots on things, stacks blocks on window sills, put lids on and off pots and knows where things are kept. He's done a few things that I have made me go 'Wow! He knows that!' I just hope the speech thing comes along. He was born prematurely, but healthy, so my husband and I haven't measured him by the normal standards - we figure he's a month or two behind since he was born early. My brother had real bad speech problems, and I know that a lot of my siblings got ear tubes. I wonder if thats why he had speech problems? I never thought about it that way.

03-12-2008, 02:16 PM	#14
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I had ear tubes and chronic ear infections as a kid through around age 13. Had the tubes taken out around then and haven't had any infections in 8 or 9 years. The best thing was to get the drops in, and then sleep on the infected ear with a heating pad between my head and the pillow. Worked wonders for me. I was still able to do swim team and all that, just had to have ear plugs in while i was swimming. They make all kinds from wax balls, to special custom fitted ones that I think were made out of molded latex or some such. Good luck though! __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-19-2008, 12:36 PM	#15
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	I realize that most people have one pediatrician for their child, but sometimes a second opinion is a good idea, if you're uncertain about what you're being advised to do. The first doctor my son had (in 1987) had him on strong antibiotics for months (seems like 2-3 months, a LONG time) and then said he had to have tubes put in his ears. I had been uneasy for a while, and then changed doctors when she said that. The second doctor (who I kept from then on) said that not only did my sone NOT have an ear infection, but she didn't think he had ever had ear infections. This all started when he started shaking his head from side to side while repeating "no no", after being told no, or that something was a "no no". She insisted the head shaking was ear-related. I should have listened to my gut feeling all along.....

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