Adenoids/tubes

Both of my boys had multiple sets of tubes, adenoidectomy, and tonsillectomy. It made all the difference in the world!! Recovery is very easy for the first two, but the tonsillectomy took a little longer to heal. Good luck.

L.!

Welcome to mamapedia!! You really in Reston???

This could have been my post. My 11 year old son has hearing loss. In April, Dr. Hwang removed his tonsils and adenoids. It was done at Reston Surgical Center the day before Spring break.

Since recovering, his hearing has not improved much, but his ear drum is no longer sucked in.

Have they checked him for allergies? That's what we started with. he was a Strep carrier, he rarely had strep, but he carried it. VERY Frustrating.

We are going to do another hearing test this month. Depending upon the tempanogram results, we will see what happens next!

Good luck!

Do it, get it over with. He will do just fine.

My husband was hesitant, but once I realized our daughters hearing was being compromised, I told him to suck it up! Our daughter did great, my husband had his mother come and hold his hand. The hospital gave him a Valium. He survived.

I knew my son had trouble hearing since he was a toddler. The pediatrician dismissed me until kidnergarten when he failed the school hearing test. He went to a very prestigious ENT who confirmed he heard as if he was underwater-deviated septum. Can't be operated on until he's 12. He was prescribed nose spray. He continued to struggle in school and in second grade he was referred to another ENT-same diagnosis, but this ENT said he wouldn't operate until 16. He did recommend an ear tube, tonsils and adenoids out. I went ahead and my son did terribly (quite the drama king in recovery). But did seem to hear much better for a few months. At his six month check up the ENT discovered fluid is now in the other ear. Were back to nose sprray and talking to his opposite side. My only regret is that we didn't do both tubes at once-as he may very well need to have a tube in the other side now. OH-and his snoring stopped after surgery so he sleeps better through the night now.
My son doesn't have a lot of allergies, but he does have asthma (seasonal).

Hi L.,

Im on the other end of the spectrum than most. I believe a body part is there for a reason. Take the tonsils...they are to accumulate bacteria and keep it from the heart. Tonsilectomies were common when I was a kid and now look at heart disease....The appendix is an overflow valve. When its not there, then the liver is in danger. Of course, if it becomes so toxic it will explode, then it has to be removed. My question is what made it that way? All that to say, if the doctor said you could go either way, why not keep them. You can always take them out later...you can never put them back. If I was a young mother, I would try to search out the cause of his issues and see if they can be reversed. The body is an amazing thing and I believe can be healed.

My doctors wanted to remove my colon when I was eleven. Praise God my mother had that same thought. I still have my colon. I have healed it without the help of doctors and feel better now than when I was in my teens.

There are ways to prevent colds. In my quest to heal my colon, my family got healthier. Our immune systems are strong. We don't get colds. When someone does get sick, no one else in the family does. It can be really simple once the first dot in the line is connected...it can be cheap as well.

I hope this helps..
M.

I had tubes put in my daughter's ears when she was three. Recurring ear infections had actually caused her right eardrum to rupture.
Her tonsils were infected and I had them and her adenoids removed when the tubes were installed. She never had another ear infection.
Her ruptured eardrum partially healed up and she regained some of the hearing in her right ear.

ETA: Mimi - remove your colon? All of it?

My just turned 6 year old daughter also had constant colds. She was sick all the time. I would be in the Dr.'s office with her almost monthly due to a bad cold, cough, ear infection, sore throat, etc. Her hearing would be affected every time she got sick. I kept asking the doctors and nurses why she was sick all the time and kept being told that it was normal because she was in preschool. After over a year of the same answers, one of them told me, out of the blue that she needed surgery to remove her adenoids.

I switched pediatricians and found a new practice we love. They immediately switched her from Claritin (we knew she had dust/mold/mildew allergies but were always told by the other practice that she was too young to be accurately tested) to Zyrtec. The Zyrtec has worked miracles. She went on it in October and did not come down with a single cold, ear infection, sore throat since she was switched. They also gave us a prescription nasal spray to help if she started getting stuffed up. We have only used it once.

The new pediatricians also pushed for her to get tested for allergies as soon as possible. I have not done it yet simply because I would have to take her off the Zyrtec for a few days and I know how sick she will get. She is finishing up kindergarten this year and I did not want her to be out of school for a long period. So she will be tested this summer.

I have no idea if this is helpful information or not. With the constant colds, trouble hearing, enlarged adenoids - it sounds very similar to what my daughter was going through. Before considering surgery, maybe you could have him evaluated by an pediatric allergist?

My son had the same hearing issues and had tubes in and adenoids out. Having the adenoids out was what helped his hearing (the tubes fell out after only 2 months due to an infection). His hearing is now super acute. I would say go for the surgery. I wish we would have known about the hearing issue and done something sooner. His speech is still recovering 4 years later.

Get the tubes done at the very least. If you don't think the doc is smart enough to treat something they've gone to school for years and years to be a specialist then find another doc. I do imagine they'll say the same thing though.

One of my grandson's was deaf. The bass drum, nothing. Slamming a door behind his head, nothing.

The doc went in to put tubes in and found all sorts of debris from ear infections that had not be reached by the numerous antibiotics this infant had been on.

The doc cleaned out the ear canals and put the tubes in. Once my grandson woke up he was freaking out! The world is a noisy place. He hears just fine now.

When my youngest son was 3, he had his tubes/adenoid surgery. He went through 3 sets of tubes. We are glad he had the surgery, and it helped him a lot. No ear infections after that. He will be 16 next month.

my daughter had constant ear infections when she was around 2, they put in tubes, the tubes fell out and she started getting ear infections again. around age 3, she got her 2nd set of tubes & her adnoids removed. never had an ear infection again ..... rarely ever gets sick too. she is almost 12 now. my suggestion would be to get a 2nd opinion if you are not sure of this doctor's recommendation.

Hi, L.:

Have you heard of ear candling? There are health food stores that carry ear candles for children. Do some research on that to see what you think.
Another thing, check on the website: www.enzymedica for digestive aids for children. See what you think about that for ?allergies.

Good luck.
D.

I would have him allergy tested, both blood and skin test, first.

Food or environmental allergies could cause the sniffing/throat clearing issues (extra mucus), and can also cause swollen sinuses, etc.

good luck.

taking out the adenoids isnt going to clear up the constant sniffling and colds, or make the childs ear "pop back out" whatever that means, actual the ear "poped out" is an indicator of pressure behind it, typically caused by fluid build up, a good decongestant( kid friendly, of course) , will take care of the problem , and may very well have a positive effect on the childs hearing...without having to go the expense and risk of surgery. you get the child on a good decongestant, get the ears to drain, and it very well turn out that the child wont need surgery to improve his hearing..i would insist on looking at the hearing doctors test results myself long before committing to any surgery ..K. h.

My now 6 year old has had 3 sets of tubes, her adenoids removed and her tonsils removed. I can tell you that I am so happy we chose to do this. It has been a god send! My daughter was getting ear infections every month until we started to do something.

Good luck!