Grommets and ear infections

[Olive]

poor thing
i guess it may be a case of wait and see if he gets another one and how soon, but seeing as he got one so soon after it fell out they may do i t straight away.
do you had private health insurance? that may be the other factor to hoe soon it gets done

[~clover~]

DD1 was supposed to have grommets in at 3, but the waiting list was too long & she was 5 when it was done.
The second they came out she started getting earaches & suffering hearing loss again. I took her straight to the gp, who gave her the usual abs to clear the fluid, but thats all he's willing to do at this stage. They won't look at grommets again unless she starts showing signs that its delaying her learning/speech etc. We just let the school know when there's a hearing problem, so she sits at the front & do the abs again.
But, my DD is 8. Her speech developement is very different to a 3 year olds, so things could be completely different for you guys.

[Traveller]

nope, no PHI. We are on an enhanced care plan through medicare which reduces the cost of private appointments but I think that only covers consultations, not operations, and would definitely not cover a hospital stay so we will need to go public for any operation.

[Traveller]

Boytwin was completely deaf until 15 months, so his speech is already behind. He is seeing a speech therapist to catch up already, I don't want him to fall any further behind

[~clover~]

Well hopefully they'll do them asap then. Its hard isn't it. While DD1 had the hearing problems, her speech is suprisingly good. Its DD2 who has a speech delay here, with no hearing issues at all

[Party-of-five]

My DS had to have his put in after they fell out because the infections started again, ear problems suck

[Traveller]

How long is the waiting list likely to be if we go public? We will have to wait 12 months if I get private health insurance due to it being a pre-existing condition but if it is a 2 year wait publicly then it might still be worth it. I am in Victoria if that helps.