Ears

[human bean]

So DD was diagnosed with glue ear today, the doc did the pressure test thing and there was no movement in the inner ear at all. Apparently there is a real build up of fluid in there We have antibiotics on standby if they rupture over the long weekend, and neither him or the chemist could believe she's so happy and chilled. But then the reading I do says it's painless? The doc said she must be having trouble hearing, and she was blabbing away in his office. She always seems on high volume, and he said she's probably talking loudly to hear herself

We're going to be closely watching her ears with regular appointments to see if it clears up on it's own. I hope so

[Olive]

the only time we knew DD has issues was at night when lying down, the pressure then causes pain
xx

[human bean]

ahhh true Olive, and I guess it must be uncomfortable having blocked ears/hearing too. We're lucky so far that sleeping is still unaffected.

[krystals]

Hi girls- just saw this coz I've been searching for 'ear' related posts. Not sure what's wrong with DS- no temps... but he just won't lie down to sleep- just wondering what you did for sleeping when their little ears were sore?

[Olive]

it did terrible things to us thats how we knew she had problems, no temps here either

[Miss E]

Just wanted to offer some tips my GP gave me when DS was having similar problems (but not as severe by the sounds of things). He had one ear infection after another from about 11 months till around 18 months and every time we went to the doctor there was fluid behind the ears. Then one day it cleared up and since then we haven't had one (touch wood).

My GP is quite holistic and looks for natural ways to aid the healing. So her advice was:
• have a vaporiser on in their room for all sleeps – the moisture stops the fluid from drying up and causing infections
• use saline nasal spray before bed time in the evening – again cos it keeps the fluid moving
• keep upright after milk or bf for 5 mins or so to ensure milk doesn't get stuck in the eustation (sp?) tubes when they're laying down and leave bacteria to cause infection

HTH