a have a few ideas as to what could be wrong with my son but doctors are not taking me seriously?
I will not take your answer as a diagnoses butmore as a survey as information for me to look into...
my son is persistantly suffering from ear and throat infections , he is clumsey and seems not to hear very well (doctor has confirmed he has borderline normal hearing in one ear)
he is always tired
what do you think it could be
2007-03-12 08:17:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Could it be glue ear? That would explain the loss of hearing and the lack of balance/clumsiness ... I'm not sure if this could also spread infections to the throat. Hope your son gets better soon.
2007-03-12 08:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See an ENT specialist. It could be due to numerous things, and I think it sounds like a sinus infection gone ary. I get those, and when the sinus infection is left too long, you get fluid in the ears, causing pressure, hard of hearing, and infections, and they also cause loss of balance and sleepiness. But I am sure that I could find a lot of other things it could be. A ENT will be able to tell you for sure. And they will know what to check for.
You are the one to dictate your son's care. If a doctor is not giving you a satisfying treatment/diagnosis, then go to another, until someone can define what it is and give you a way to treat it.
Good luck!
2007-03-12 08:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what it could be....but he being clumsey and not hearing very well is probably caused by the ear infections.
My youngest daughter gets them all the time and one of the first indications is her balance becomes very "off" for her. Some kids just tend to get more infections than others. My daughter has had well over 30 ear infections in her 2 1/2 years, pnueomonia countless times, bronchitis countless times, RSV twice, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease, hospitalized many many many times for asthma, and many many more things where as my other two daughters I can count on one hand how many times both of the have been sick. Right now we are currently looking into immune system disorders so maybe that is something that you could look into as well.
2007-03-12 08:25:43 · answer #3 · answered by mom2ace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be glue ear, it affects balance as well as hearing, and if he's having to struggle to hear etc he will get tired. My son had the same problems, and yes he did get throat infections. He had grommits put in and his tonsels and adenoids taken out and never looked back. Ask for a referral to an ENT specialist
2007-03-12 08:30:43 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usualy when you get a ear infection your throat swells so that explains the soar throat and your sons sleepyness is good. by resting you heal faster so it may help if your son sleeps more than the usual. and having an ear infection could cause loss of balance because balance is controlled by the ear. I just finished studying this in class, so i hope son gets better good luck!!!
2007-03-12 08:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by brzymontero 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like constant ear infections. He may have to get tubes and have his adenoids and tonsils removed one day. I, and many of my cousins, had ear infections all the time when I was a kid. I also got strep throat often. As an adult, I have very, very sensitive ears. Watch him around loud music and TV as well as make sure his ears are covered when he goes outside in the winter. Cold air, or a very windy day, wreak havoc on me. Good luck!
2007-03-12 08:22:58 · answer #6 · answered by Barbara B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be honest I'm not really sure what it could be but something is certainly wrong. No matter what don't give up. Keep going to doctors till you find one that will listen. The clumsiness could be because of his ear infections. Whenever someone has inner ear problems it can make them dizzy and where they fall down a lot because it messes up their equlibrium.
2007-03-12 08:22:58 · answer #7 · answered by redneckism2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might be a middle ear infection. i recommend that you go see a doctor that specializes in ear/hearing problems. specialists are generally more perceptive and responsive than general practitioners and know what to look for and what different symptoms mean. you can also go to webmd.com just to look for the symptoms further yourself. they can give you a list of possible reasons why your son is having the problems that he is.
I hope he gets better soon. Good luck
2007-03-12 08:31:02 · answer #8 · answered by dwark73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pleeeeeeeeeeease beyond please, persist with your doctor. This sounds exactly like what my son was suffering from, and after 4 months of the doctors ignoring us, they finally diagnosed glue ear. I had to wait another 4 months for an NHS referral for a hearing test, which showed he was basically hearing nothing. I was having to shout at him to hear me, he went downhill at nursery (he's 4), and didn't want to go, because he said no one spoke to him. After the NHS referal, they said we'd have to wait two months for a repeat hearing test (apparently glue ear cures by itself in some cases, but to the detriment of the child)...then after this, he'd go on the waiting list for 4 months to have grommets inserted...this would've meant over a year of him being deaf and suffering, so we paid private, and he's going in on Wednesday to have grommets in and adenoids out.
Take a look at this link, if any of it hits home, then you must do ALL you can to get him sorted.
http://www.countrydoctor.co.uk/education/education%20-%20glue%20ear.htm
2007-03-12 08:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like just an ear infection or something in his ear, that would cause his equilibrium to be off and for his hearing to not be adequate. Have you taken him to an ENT specialist?
2007-03-12 08:20:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋