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Tubes in Ears
Asked by C.C. from Kansas City
on November 24, 2008
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This is a question for my sister, her 1 year old daughter is going to have tubes put into her ears. What can she do to comfort her before the surgery being she can no...
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- My oldest had tubes placed at the same age as your niece. W had an early appt. and like someone ele said had to be there an hour early. Make sure she brings a bottle...
- Hi C.-I know how scary this can be because my youngest son had tubes placed in his ears when he was 13 months old. The eating and drinking thing is hard, we just trie...
- My son had tubes and you have to be at the hospital early so there isn't much time to get too upset about eating. The rest of the day afer his surgery he played and w...
Bleeding Ears
Asked by K.K. from Houston
on August 26, 2009
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my son stuck a capri sun straw in his ear and there is some bleeding now, he is not acting hurt but he has grabbed his ear a few times, what should i do?
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- take him to the doctor, clinic to check his ear. he probley just scraped the canall portion of his ear but he might have caused some dammage. our son can really bum hi...
- wow! A capri sun straw. first time I've heard of that one. recently, my nephew had to go to the ER b/c he put his peas from dinner up his nose and those peas rea...
- If it were me, personally I would go to an ENT dr. If could miner like he scrapped the inside wall of his ear or could be that he poked s omething a little to hard. I ...
Where to Get Ears Pierced
Asked by A.B. from Oklahoma City
on August 17, 2009
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My 4 year old has been asking to get her ears pierced. Now the big question is where? I had a bad experience at Claire's years ago, so I would like to stay away from...
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- I think I got my girls' done at Icing in Quail, and they were pretty good. The problem with those places is that it just depends on who's working there, but the equipm...
- A., This is going to sound funny, but call around to some of the local shops that do body piercing. If they'll pierce belly buttons and tounges, I'm sure they'l...
- Sweet and Sassy kid's spa (near the Target at 2nd and Bryant)does piercings. I don't know how much training they get, but you could call and ask some questions.
Ear Infection
Asked by P. from Houston
on April 20, 2007
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My 1 yearold daughter has a pretty bad ear infection on both sides. The fever is under control right now but she still seems uncomfortable. The worse thing is she do...
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- It looks like you have a lot of good ideas from others. I have been there myself. My dh was always out of town with the worst of it too. I hated the 2 a.m. screaming ...
- PS try rice or soy milk they wont bothor with infections
- dear P., i feel for you as i have been in that place before. when my son was young. an infection can take up to 10 days to go and she i bet her back teeth are comin...
Swimmers Ear
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on July 17, 2008
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Hey Moms! I know I don't have the only little fish out there, so maybe some of you have had to treat swimmers ear already this summer. I'm looking for the best OTC p...
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- I've used "swimmer's ear" drops my whole life to prevent them. My husband has always used the alcohol & vinegar combo (mentioned in another post). Both work equally ...
- Hi -you can got to www.childrens.com-they have some good information on swimmer's ear.
- You have to go to the Dr. and get antibiotic ear drops. The over the counter are to prevent swimmers ear not cure it. It is dangerous and can cause permanent hearing l...
Ear Infection
Asked by L.P. from New York
on December 30, 2008
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Hi all
I am in the Greenwich/Stamford area. My niece has had a horrible ear infection for 4.5 months and it still has not cleared up. She has been to the pediatri...
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- Your sister should get her daughter tested for allergies. She may be allergic to some very common food, such as wheat, milk, whatever.
- My son had terrible ear infections. (He had been a preemie)The bottom line is boosting the immune system as that is the basis for all infection. You need to cut out re...
- As kids me and my sisters used to get cronic ear infections. It turned out that we were allergic to milk. You might want to have your sister get her daughter checked f...
Son Playing with Right Ear a Lot
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on December 25, 2008
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A couple of weeks ago I noticed my son playing with his right ear a lot, and still does it. I never see him messing with his left ear, only the right. I switched sha...
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- Our daughter plays with her ears when she's tired. When she was that age, she was learning her body parts and she played with them more often - even if she wasn't tire...
- my 9 month old son does this about a week or so before a tooth actually erupts...but i did read that children playing with their ears is very common...they can be slee...
- I agree with the others who say get it checked by an ENT. I read an article many years ago which stated that an ENT looks in an ear differently than a ped or reg. dr ...
Ear Piercing
Asked by C.C. from New York
on February 9, 2007
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Hello,
I was wondering if anyone has suggestions on where I could get my daughters ears pierced? I thank you for the time.
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- You can ask your pediatrician for a good place for this sometimes they do it themselves. and she isn't to young i pierced my daughter's ears when she was 2 months old....
- Well in my family, children got thier ears pierced at least 1 mo after they were born. I've had my ears pierced for as long as I can remember. I see no problem with ge...
- I had my daughter's ears pierced at a private jewelers when she was just 6 months old. I believe that some pediatricians do this as well. That may be a good place to s...
Teaching 21 Month Old Sign Language
Asked by D.K. from Los Angeles
on August 13, 2009
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Hi Moms! I was wondering if anyone has experience with teaching your little ones Sign Language and if so, what process did you use. Over the past few months, I have ...
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- Hi D., I'm sorry to hear about your son's hearing loss, and you are definitely on the right track with seeking out services for him. Keep on top of regional center. ...
- Hi D., I'm sorry about your son's hearing loss in his right ear. It must be really tough, especially with two kids and being a "single" parent right now. I hope t...
- Try the library. The one near my house has books and videos on how to teach your baby sign. That should get you started until you can start a class or therapy. Tea...
When Is a Good Age to Pierce Your Child's Ears?
Asked by R.H. from New York
on February 20, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I have an almost 2.5 yr.old daughter who is fascinated with my jewelry, especially my earrings. She loves to put them up by my ears than by hers. We stick th...
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- Dear R., It is best to have the ears pierced when they are infants or wait until they are old enough to take care of the initial care themselves. During the time fram...
- Whatever age you decide to get them done, please be sure to have a professional piercer do it...do not let someone use a piercing gun.... they can not be cleaned prope...
- I have 3 daughters and I got their ears pierced at the same time. The oldest was 6 yrs old, the second was 4 yrs old and the youngest one was 5 months. The oldest and ...
