if your dc needed ear tubes..

Please share. Ds has had 4 ear infections in 5 months and might be getting another one. He is almost 11 months. I need to prepare myself. Tia!

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My DD had 14 ear infections by 1 1/2. It was awful. Every time she got off the antibiotics, she got another one. She got tubes at 20 months old and she did not get another ear infection for a year. She's only had one so far...keeping fingers crossed. The operation itself was very easy and quick. Went in and were the first appointment. It took a total of about 1/2 hour between putting her under and getting back in to see her awake. Went home and had to put drops in her ears for a few days (don't remember exactly) and she was fine (no pain or anything afterwards) actually was playing and acting normal the same day. We even went for breakfast at the diner right afterwards. The anticipation was the worst part of it. Good luck!

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Mig, thanks so much for posting! We are about to go through this with DS. He has had around 6-7 ear infections in the past year (some of them doubles) so we took him to an ENT and we are scheduled for the procedure next Friday.

OP, has your pediatrician expressed concern about the constant ear infections? Maybe they will refer you to an ENT so you can get a better idea of what you're dealing with. Good luck!

if your dc needed ear tubes..

Dd had a lot of ear infections and was basically on antibiotics for 2 weeks then off then another infection and back on..we saw an Ent and it wasn't drainage but it has helped immensely..dd was 16months old fm if you have questions :)

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My dd started with ear infections at 5 months old. She had 9 double ear infections in less than a year. It was horrible. She always vomited with ear infections, screamed hysterical as soon as she would lay down, she was constantly tugging at her ear, sometimes she would scratch at them so much she would cut her ears and bleed. It was a vicious cycle. She had constant fluid and had hearing loss.

Dr. wanted to do tubes at 10 months but I was too afraid to put her under anesthesia. I took her for a 2nd opinion and the dr wanted to wait until she was at least 20lbs to put her under. We ended up having to cancel surgery 2x because my dd has asthma and they wouldn't put her under while she was on steroids.

Finally at 17 months she had the tubes put in and it was a miracle. She did have one double ear infection after the tubes but has been fine since. No more antibiotics, no more screaming and vomiting. She was like a new baby, her speech took off, her hearing improved, she slept through the night finally. It was the best decision for her.

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Hi and thanks everyone! Update. My ped referred us to dr dithoff on the north shore for an opinion. Ds is over his last infection but same ear still has fluid. I hope we can figure this out! Ty