My daughter had tubes put in a year ago but still had 9 episodes of fluid requiring drops & oral antibiotics even with them in, so the ENT suggested he remove one tube (the other apparently looks like its on its way out anyway). Have any other moms been through something similar? BTW, my daughter's mood, sleep & appetite are all fine. Thanks!
Wow, this hits close to home! Our eldest son had tubes, and still some problems. We just had his second set placed & his adenoids removed and it has made a world of difference!! It is AMAZING!!!!! I would defiantley discuss adenoids with your ENT! They can grow back once they are removed, but I feel it was worth it when i see my child FINALLY having relief!
Good Luck!
I would also look into having her adenoids checked. My son had tubes that worked really well, but he ended up also getting his adenoids removed because he was constantly stuffy. I think that his adenoids were the original cause of his ear issues too. A lot of times with kids the ears and adenoids seem to go hand in hand. Good luck with everything!
Hello E.,
I would not have the tube removed yet. My son had a similar issue. What we found was that his adenoids were blocking his nose passage way and his glands that the ear canal drains into when he got sick. Because of that, his ears kept leaking even with drops. Once we had his adenoids removed, he resolved his ear issues in less than 8 months, going from constant drainage to one a month, then to every few months, till none. I think if you remove the tubes now, your little one will continue to have fluid and ear infections with no place for it to drain. My son almost lost his hearing because of his ears having so many infections. I would caution you greatly before getting them removed. I would recommend getting a second opinion on this one. You need to find out what is causing all the fluid build ups before getting them out. My son is 7 now and is hearing fine, but when they first put tubes in, his hearing was really low and he had to have a speech therapist to work with him to correct his phonemic awareness and pronunciation. I think it may save you a lot of trouble if you can find the cause of these infections. Good luck and prayers for you and your little girl.
They may suggest adenoid surgery. If you're looking for an awesome ENT, may I suggest Dr. Mark Volk at Children's Hospital Boston. He also goes to their satelite facility in Lexington.
When my oldest daughter was 18 months we did a set of tubes due to chronic ear infections since birth.
One felt out about 9 months after that and the other one had to be surgical removed when she was 3. It was not a big deal and we never had to get another set. Not one infection since.
Good luck
Does she eat/drink alot of dairy? It has been linked to fluid retention in the ears and ear infections. Also, since she's been on so many antibiotics I would be sure to give her plenty of pro-biotics to keep her digestive system healthy.
my daughters ear tubes were in from 2 to 5! we had to remove them. The ONLY tim she needed drops was when she got an infection from bath water gettin in them, is your daughter wearing plugs at every bath? Cotton balls smeared with vaseline are good too. Swimming too unless its chlorine! I would suggest keeping them longer because she hasnt grown much in the past 9 months that there would be much difference in there.... good luck!
