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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Moms of LOs with ear infections/tubes
I'm just wondering when your pedi started having the tubes discussion. Cam is on his 4th ear infection since Christmas. For the last 3, he hasn't gone more than a week without being on an antibiotic. I've had to take him to the evening clinic at his pedi's office so we haven't actually talked to his regular doc about it. If he has any more, what can I expect? When do you think they would refer us to an ENT?
Re: Moms of LOs with ear infections/tubes
Oliver started getting ear infections at about 6 months and by 10 months he had 5 I think... pretty much nonstop from 6 months until we got tubes at 10 months. He was on antibiotic for 3 months straight. It was horrible. I would assume that your Pedi will refer you to an ENT now... and from there the ENT will do a hearing test, check for fluid, and check the ears. We opted for tubes right away (we went in on Nov 19th and he had tubes on Dec 3).
Oliver is having his second set of tubes put in tomorrow... not because he gets ear infections any more but because he has fluid that won't drain. Our ENT is worried that if the fluid doesn't drain it will eat away at the ear drum and cause hearing loss.
I highly recommend Dr Young at ENT Clinic of Iowa. He is conservative and does a great job. He is also one of the only Pediatric ENT's that I could find.
Yep, we still see her. Good idea, I think I'll just chat with Teri since we don't go back until 9 months. How many has Gabby had?
6 since the beginning of 2011 - and 5 or so last winter. With her being our 1st, I didn't realize this was excessive until asking the Nestie Ladies. At first I was a little irritated that I was the one bringing it up - but everytime we go she sees a different doctor and so I just chalked it up to that as I love Dr. White. Good Luck!!
Our experience is similiar to the others. Olivia had her first ear infection when she was 3 months and it was about every 3-4 weks after she would get another one. We would just be over the ear infection and another would develop. We were referred after her 5th one. We went to Dr. Greiman (love him) at Mercy ENT in Clive. She was only 8 months old. We waited 6 weeks to see if she had any more problems. Summer was starting and he wanted to see if that helped. It didn't. We saw him again and he set it up for the next week. She was 10months.
I will say after tubes, no issues whatsoever. One tube is still in there resting on her ear drum. We are taking her back in next week and he might take it out. They were very comfy in there!
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