My son had this procedure done two days ago and, while he does not seem to be in pain, he is constantly putting his fingers in his ears like something MIGHT be bothering him. Is this normal behavior following this procedure? The ENT specialist who performed his operation led me to believe that they are generally back to normal by the next day. Therefore, I would just like to hear from some parents with real life experience. How did your kids react to having the tubes placed? Did they play with their ears a lot after they had the tubes put in and, if so, did they stop doing so within a few days?
2006-09-14 14:57:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
He is 17 mos old. : )
2006-09-14 15:14:12 · update #1
Both of my sons had tubes put in. The oldest was fine a couple of days later, but the youngest had an infection at the time of the surgery so he pulled his ears for several days while I treated it with antibiotics. He played with his ears a lot. I figure if there is a foreign body inside your ear, then it must feel weird for the first little while.
I remember when my oldest had an inguinal hernia, his intestine would slip into one of his scrotal sacs and he would scream. I took him to emergency and they said that this occurrence wasn't painful! I asked if the doctor if he had ever had this happen to himself. Naturally he said no, so I asked how could he know what it felt like! My point is that doctors will sometimes tell you that things will be just hunky dory so that we don't panic at home. They aren't necessarily right. The nurses at my son's surgery told me that my son wouldn't be hungry after his operation. Ha! He downed 16oz of formula upon waking up!
Go with you gut. Your son is probably uncomfortable right now, give him a few days to get used to it. He should be booked in for a follow-up post up pretty quick. (we went within a week) His ear may have been sore to begin with or if he's like mine, the ear tugging thing became a security habit!
Good luck!
2006-09-14 15:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by ilovedefault 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After any operation itchiness is normal. My son was 13 months with his tubes. He had fluid in his ears when they put the tubes in so the doctor had us do the drops. I figured any ear pulling was probably to do the fluid and the drops.
As for the water in the ears. I asked the Doc about it and he said not to worry about it. My son could have baths just like normal and even submerge his ears without worrying. It may be that things have changed since the cotton/wax in the ears advice.
2006-09-14 23:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by eebrs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this procedure done three times growing up, and I do remember that my ears got itchy, and some scabby stuff came out. But that's normal. How old is he? Would he understand if you asked if his ears hurt, or are they just itchy? It may be too, that with so many new sounds, he could be trying to plug his ears. I know that for my it was very overwhelming the first week or so after... I could hear everything and it was a little freaky.
Oh, yeah, that's right...NO NO NO WATER IN THE EARS. I actually had specially made molds of my ears taken and given special ear plugs. It's kind of sad, but to this day I HATE getting water in my ears.
2006-09-14 22:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by crzychca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call the doc to just double check. But I do remember many years ago when my kids sister was a toddler she had tubes put in her ears and a few years later they came out on their own..
2006-09-14 22:06:38 · answer #4 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son had them in just after his 1st b-day. He pulled at his ears for a couple of days then stopped. The doc said that if the ear was draining (blood, wax, debris) then it might bug him, but as long as he wasn't crying or really scratching and pulling at it, then it was nothing to be worried about. A week or so after he stopped, we went to the doctor and they did remove some debris from his ear.
2006-09-14 22:05:24 · answer #5 · answered by heaven help me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two of mine had tubes. One was old enough (6) for me to ask this question. I just asked him since it was last winter and he said that it hurt later in the day and was itchy for a couple days...
also, the drops that they recommend for a few days irritated the heck out of him...
2006-09-14 22:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Twinshood 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i accually had tubes in my ears when i was younger and i remember my mom yelling at me to leave my ears alone. it didnt hurt it felt funny like something was in there.. make sure when he takes a bath not to get them wet cause if i remember right they can fall out or it can get infected or something along that line i had to put cotton in my ears to swim or bathe.
2006-09-14 22:06:10 · answer #7 · answered by Tonya 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My daughter had them placed, and they worked wonderfully! She sometimes put her finger in her ears as long as its not infected it should be ok
2006-09-15 01:37:06 · answer #8 · answered by jencymercado 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋