Going down the ear infection trail again
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Topic: Going down the ear infection trail again
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Going down the ear infection trail again
Date Posted: 11 August 2007 at 3:20pm
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I have just come back from the dr's and Josh is now going down the ear infection trail i'm so not happy. But at least I know why he was crying this morning. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 11 August 2007 at 3:56pm
aww hun that relly suxs whats with all these sick bubs hope he gets better soon ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 August 2007 at 4:30pm
Hugs Becks, I know how much you were hoping Josh would avoid the ear problems 
I have a question I've been meaning to ask tho, when they put grommets in, they make a hole in the ear drum right? And Mercedes has had two ear infections now and both times the drum has burst to let the gunk out. Does this mean she's less likely to need grommets coz her body gets rid of the gunk on it's own, or is bursting not a good thing, and the grommets stop it from happening? I'm not even sure if that makes sense, I know what I'm *trying* to say lol, but can't make it come out right. We had ongoing dramas with my SD's ears, but coz I didn't know her when she was a baby, I don't know how her problems started out. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 11 August 2007 at 10:14pm
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You are right, they make a small incision in the eardrum and insert a grommet (like a tiny cotton reel) which drains any fluid out and stops the pressure build up so the eardrum doesn't burst. If the eardrum bursts by itself, it will let the fluid out but if it happens a lot, can cause scarring of the eardrum. Plus, before the eardrum bursts, there is a lot of pressure build up which can be painful.
HTH!! -------------   
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 12 August 2007 at 10:18am
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Yep Emma what queenbean said. It taken the dr all of about 15 minutes (well thats how long it took for Andrew's) to get them both in, so he wasn't under the general for very long. I would be asking to see an ENT for Mercede's ears to look at getting them put in, a burst eardrum really hurts (I can remember the pain from a few years ago) and the grommets will help a lot. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 12 August 2007 at 8:54pm
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So you think now that it's happened twice with Mercedes it's worth seeing an ENT? I just really want to avoid all the problems we've had with Mona who is now moderately hearing impaired, altho her specialist swears that her problems are just 'bad luck' rather than not getting adequate treatment etc. She had grommets and the perforations in her ear drums never healed so she ended up having two myringoplasties on one side and one on the other to patch the holes. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 12 August 2007 at 9:08pm
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It wouldn't hurt seeing one. The fact that you have health insurance means that you can opt to see one privately which means that then you get to see someone trained in the field and can give you the facts straight away about her ears and you would see them sooner rather than later. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |