Hello all!! My daughter is 2 yrs old and she gets sick alot. She once had an upper respiratory infection. Well everytime she gets sick, she gets ear infections. I mean I just took her to the doctors 2wks ago and they prescribed her antiobiotics for an ear infection. We live in Florida so the weather is very ify. Some days its 70 degrees and some days its 45 to 50 degrees. Well guess what she is sick again and complaining about her ear.
To get to the point, does anyone recommend the plugs to prevent ear infections? I dont know the medical terminology!!!
2007-01-25 08:05:24 · 8 answers · asked by MonaLisa 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Well, if it a reoccuring ear infection then yes I reccomend them highly.... My son for the past 2 winter had 7 ear infections in 3 months.. We got tubes on his ear a month and a half ago, and he hasn't been sick since... which is great because it is rough takeing care of a child who is sick 90% of the time with 104 fevers puking and all that... And the pros outweigh the cons any day.. They say that there is a 30% chance that they will still get ear infections, but if they dom they won't get sick.. the infection just drains right out the tube... and tyou might have to get ear plugs, because they can;t get water in their ears, but if you are bathing her with a cup of water over her head, then they said that was fine... Other than that there are no bad things about it!!! Make sure you check with the doc about complications.. My son ear nose and throat doc has been doing tubes in small children for 10 years, and had not ever had any complications with the tubes or the anethesia... The procedure itself take about 30 minutes from the time they take him back until they wake up.. then you sit with them in the recovery room for about an hour, and then they send you home with instructions on care and stuff. It is easy and no big deal.. I was nervous at first because they have to put the child to sleep, but I am sooooo glad we did it!!!
2007-01-25 08:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy of 2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not an expert about this but i will tell you what happened to me. My story is just about the same as yours, ear infection after ear infection, I rember when the doctor told me about the plugs i was terrified. I started asking around just like you and every one i talked to told me to wait it out as long as i could go to different doctors get there advise and if all arrorws still point to the plugs, well then they must do somthig right. Well i ended up holding out on the plugs through a few ear infections and what do you know its been TWO years and bot one ear infection. So point is dont jump into it get second thoughts and wait it out just a while.
2007-01-25 08:47:10 · answer #2 · answered by april t 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think your talking about ear tubes and i would personally not recommend them. I am almost 16 years old and i had 1 put in my right ear 2-3 years ago and i have had problems with my right ear ever sinced.
She would first have to go through the surgery which is scary for 2 year old.
Then she would have to go through wearing ear plugs (they are rubber things people put in their ears to prevent water from getting in their ears) while swimming, taking a bath or doing anything in the water for a while. Its been 2-3 years (maybe more) since i have had ear tube surgery and i still have to wear ear plugs.
Anyways its all up to you but whatever you decided good luck!!
2007-01-26 15:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by coolokiechick17 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-03 01:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who's son got tubes in his ears and he still had ear infections. They had to redo his tubes 2 or 3 times and he was late talking. My sister in-law's son has tubes and they had to redo his once, but while the were redoing his tubes they took his adenoids out because they were swollen and causing fluid to be blocked in his ears.. He's not had and ear infection since. So I guess it varies per child.. I would ask your doctor.
2007-01-25 08:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by Taz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no no no don't do it unless it is a last resort..my younger sister had to have tubes put in her ears when she was a toddler for ear infections and now she is partially deaf in one ear because of the scar tissue in her ear of having the tube put in and out in and out her eardrum started to collapse
2007-01-25 08:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by eightysgurl04 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when I was a kid they called em tubes...they did wonders for me and my brothers everytime my mom turned around we had an ear infection. YES they are wonderful
2007-01-25 08:16:43 · answer #7 · answered by ashley32754 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I personally didn't need them for my son, but one of my cousins had them and he never had anymore ear infections and he is now four.
2007-01-25 08:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by The Invisible Woman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋