tubes in ears? - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

koukla3 · 10-16-2007, 06:57 PM

Hi,

My dd is 6 months old and she has had 4 ear infections in the past 5 weeks. Well, this last ear infection was a big one and she ended up having to get 3 injections of rocephin antibiotic to clear it up. (her 3rd shot is tomorrow). Anyway, i had an appointment at an ENT tomorrow to schedule tubes in her ears. Has anyone gone through this and what should I expect. I feel so bad for her!!!

Koukla

neshee · 10-17-2007, 04:03 PM

My sister had to have them done, but not so young. She was 5 years old. I don't know if they would be necessary for your daughter this young. Usually if fluid stays on the ears for 3 or more months, then they consider tubes, but maybe b/c she is so young they don't want to wait? I will keep your DD in my thoughts. And prayers. I know that they will put her under for this, and I would do some research on the net about her being so young. Good luck!!

kittyroo · 10-17-2007, 04:29 PM

If she eats any cow dairy, think about taking her off it. That alone can often clear out most ENT issues. Cow products make humans produce mega mucous leading to this type of stuff.

koukla3 · 10-18-2007, 07:10 AM

Hi,

Thanks for your replies. She definately needs to have this done b/c antibiotics are not working to clear up the infections b/c they are so bad and the fluid is killing her! This definately will help her feel better. I am waiting for the surgery center to call me and tell me what day, it will be either friday or monday. I am hoping for friday so she feels better. She is up screaming at night b/c she is in so much pain.

They do put her under but it is only with a mask (gas) and it takes no longer than 5 minutes, which is good. So by the time I get to the waiting room she should be done. THe hard part is that she can't eat anything after midnight and since her little ears hurt she isn't eating a ton during the day so she is up at night eating twice. So, this is going to be hard to let her starve. I just need to keep telling myself that it is for the best, even though she doesn't understand, I will just comfort her back to sleep...I hope.

About the dairy. She isn't on anything yet. She is only on formula which is soy based and she is just starting baby foods. So, we can rule that one out.

Thanks again, and keep her in your thoughts...

Koukla

EssentialPeace · 10-18-2007, 11:42 AM

Otitis media is a common adverse reaction to some vaccines. It would suck to ignore such warning signs and then have a more serious reaction occur next time she gets shots.