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Trouble with Ear Tubes?
Read all 34 responses: "I wanted to know if anyone has had any negative experiences with ear tubes. My son turned 1 last week, and we have had 4 ear ...
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- My daughter had 8 ear infections in 7 months before we got her tubes. Like the other parents you have talked to, it was the best thing we could have done. She got he...
- hello,how are you? i hope good. i never had a bad outcome with my sons tubes or mine during surgery. we both really did great. on the other hand after my son got his 1...
- Dear Kim, I am actually going today for my daughters checkup with having ear tubes placed and adenoids removed. I am not going to lie seeing our children is painful...
Anyone with Child That Had Ear Tubes Inserted at 15 Months Old?
Read all 8 responses: "My sweet sister has a beautiful little girl who will have ear tubes inserted soon and she does not know what to expect other than ...
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- Hi L., Like a lot of other Mom's my son had no problems at all with tubes being put into his ear. My little guy came out of the surgery a little cranky, but af...
- My little one was two when we had tubes put in. We should have done it sooner. It helped so much. On the very first day she was like a differant kid. She was talking m...
- Both my boys have had tubes put in under the age of 1. They both had immediate relief. We were very nervous the day of the surgery. But... the entire process went by...
Ear Tubes for 19 Month old...how Risky Is It?
Read all 11 responses: "My daughter is 19 months old and has several ear infections in th epast year. For sure, she has had 3 in the past 3 months so her ...
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- My son had tubes put in his ears when he was three. He had failed the hearing test at school so I took him to our doctor. He had almost total hearing loss in one ear a...
- I have never had one of my kids get tubes in their ear but I have had to watch my son be put under and completely understand the concern/fear that you have with that. ...
- It is terrifying to put your child under anesthesia. Our son was 2 1/2 when he had tubes put in. He had a terrible ear infection last winter and the fluid never drai...
Multiple Ear Infections vs Tubes?
Read all 5 responses: "My son is only a year old and has had at least four or five ear infections. Omoxocillin hasn't worked so now Cefdinar is what's ...
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- I had the same problem with my daughter when she was one. My Chiropractor told me to bring her in. According to him it's the tension that builds up behind the neck t...
- My son too had multiple ear infections during the first 18 months of his life. And when he started to speak it was garbled and he was soooo frustrated! His ear infecti...
- Where to start. I have a 5 year old that did have multiple ear infection and we did not get her tubes. As a result we are now dealing with speech issues they believe...
I Hear My Heart Beat in My Left Ear
My mom almost had to have ear tubes put in when she was in her thirties. The doctor told her to hold her nose and then gently try to blow air through her ...
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- Get your blood pressure checked. I can hear my own heartbeat when mine is high, and with a pregnancy it wouldn't be unlikely that your blood pressure may be elevated.
- My mom almost had to have ear tubes put in when she was in her thirties. The doctor told her to hold her nose and then gently try to blow air through her nose. This ...
- Hi C., Congrats on your pregnancy! Since you are pregnant, I would suggest not taking anything over the counter until you check with your OB. If you don't want to...
Still Getting Ear Infections After Tubes
Read all 6 responses: "My son had tubes put in his ears five weeks ago after having multiple ear infections and fluid that never went away since he was 4 ...
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- My son had severe ear infections for the 1st yr. Our dr wanted to put tubes in but I refused. The dr called social services on me. I took my son to the chriopractor...
- My daughter had tubes put in her ears when she was 8 months due to frequent ear infections. Even after the tubes were put in, she continued to have ear infections, no...
- Personally, I had chronic ear infections as a child (even after tubes) that completely went away when I was taken off dairy. The funny thing about this reaction to da...
Experience with Ear Tubes and Adenoid Removal - and Earplugs
Read all 16 responses: "Hi, We have just learned our son - due to an equalization of pressure issue in his ears - will need to have his adenoids removed and ...
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- Our son had tubes put in at 18 months and I had many of the same concerns. The ear plugs have worked great. We had the custom-made ones at the doctor's office done an...
- When I was ten (4th grade) I had my tonsils and adenoids removed. After surgery my biggest problem was drinking from a drinking fountain without the water coming out ...
- i did not went for MD recommended "ectomies" tonsils and adenoids when my son was ~6. it took me ~ 2 weeks to dig up on the internet all possible ways of treating him ...
Advice on Ear Plugs for 20 Month Old or Continue with Antibiotics?
do you mean Ear plugs or Tubes? My child had Tubes inplanted into her ear's .... do you mean ear tubes? If so, by all means do what the specialist suggests! ...
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- does he take milk? this sounds similiar to something i went through. my step son was going to have tubes, but i think his problem cleared after we swithched to soy. h...
- do you mean ear tubes? If so, by all means do what the specialist suggests!! The tubes are inserted under anesthesia and it takes like 5 minutes. (I mean your son will...
- I am a mother of a 2 year old boy as well. He has had multiple ear infections and is currently on antibiotics for yet another ear infection. I suggest that you at le...
Chronic Ear Infections
My son also had tubes in his ears, and I had them 4 times. The doctor told us that we had really small ear tubes, and that it was harder for them to drain. ...
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- HI there, My daughter has had chronic ear infections since she was born (a year ago). She had tubes put in at 6 months old. and continued to have them monthly. In Ja...
- Take him back to the doctor...they may need to put the tubes back in. Generally tubes stay in for like a year or two then fall out. Sometimes that's enough and sometim...
- Hello S.! You need to take him back to the doctor. My daughter had tubes when she was 15 months. After 1 1/2 years, they fell out. Her infections started again. ...
Seeking Advice About Ear Tubes - Should the Surgery Be Done at Children's Mercy
Read all 9 responses: "My 20-month son has a great peditrician, Dr. Winburn. She recommended that he see an ENT, Dr. Metz. She said Metz is the best.
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- Dr. Dan Bruegger. He is out of Children's Mercy and KU. He is an ENT and also teaches at KU. My child is autistic and he has a GREAT bedside manner, easy to talk to an...
- Hi L., My story is an interesting one..I first met Dr Metz 17 years ago this month when I had surgery for thyroid cancer at KU Med Ctr. He was the Chief Resident o...
- L., I hope you get a lot of response from this because I'm not sure my advice will make you feel any better. I have heard over & over (many times by doctors) that if...
