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Oldtimer Posts: 2151 11/23/2009 8:20 PM Mom to twin girls & their little brother!	Tags : link, ear, plugs, added Remove this ad Well, Saturday we took Nick to the doctors and this was 3rd visit in two months. All three times double ear infection. I guess I knew eventually he would need them but I'm still a little scared. His surgery is scheduled for Dec. 8, one day before his 4th birthday. His party is the Sunday after and the doctor said he can go to pre-school the day after getting them. Hope it is as quick and painless as they make it sound. Thanks for any prayers you can spare. UPDATE Here is an interesting article about wearing ear plugs after getting tubes. http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=21&action=detail&ref=935 BRENDA "Twins and Another, I'm a Lucky Mother" Alexis Lee & Sophia Marie 3 rounds of Clomid, HCG, IUI 1 round Inject. HCG, IUI, Prog. Sup BFP Sept. 14th/Oct.1st saw twins Baby #3 Nicholas Conceived March 2005, Naturally Our New Baby Brother Nicholas! Born December 9, 2005 Last Edited By: blcalt 11/28/2009 9:44 PM. Edited 2 times.
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gkmt50		#1	[url]	[-]
Conception & So Much More ADMIN Titanium Member Over 40,000 posts !!! Oldtimer Posts: 50026 11/23/2009 8:36 PM	Many Brenda! It is such a common operation, I am sure he will do just fine! .........................................
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AnnMarie from liverpool uk		#2	[url]	[-]
Oldtimer Posts: 8704 11/24/2009 12:20 PM Dominic's Mummy!	you will notice such a difference straight away...Dominic had his done in April 2007 and weve never looked back...i am sure your little man will do great...Dom was 3 1/2 when he had his done and the actual operation doesnt take long at all...its really good that theyve sorted it all out so quickly for you both because EIs can be the worst and soooo painful...Dom suffered for almost 2years with his getting 2-3infections per month before something was finally done... Love and Hugs x x x x
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Oldtimer Posts: 2340 11/24/2009 12:32 PM	I'm in the same boat - Cole's ears cleared up in the spring/summer he almost had them then - we canceled a day before the surgery -but he's had 2 EI's in 6 weeks so he'll have tubes soon as well, ENT appt next Friday...good luck!
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Oldtimer Posts: 3762 11/24/2009 12:35 PM	Good luck! My cousins son just had tubes put it and he was fine by that night. Eventelling his brother to stop talking so loud because he could suddenly hear him loud and clear!lol Kerry- 34 Alexis- 7 Mia- 1
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Oldtimer Posts: 5807 11/24/2009 1:46 PM Madelyn's Mama	That sounds just like Lily! She even got them in the Spring/Summer. It never failed. W/in a month of getting off antibiotics, she'd come down with another infection. Hugs! I know it is scary. I still cried at the hospital when they took her away but, it was so quick. She was discombobulated afterwards but, acted totaly normal that evening. She even went to daycare the next day. The thing the doctor never warned me about, though, is that after the tubes he may have drainage every now andthen. Lily gets a "goopy ear" (as we call it, always her Right) about once a month. Sometimes it clears up on it's own but, sometimes we have to start some antibiotic drops and that clears it up w/in a couple days. After this happened the first time post tubes, I called her ENT and talked to a nurse who told me this is just normal and will happen occasionally. Instead of getting a full blown EI w/ a fever, loss of sleep, etc., etc she will just get some goopy ear drainage for a couple of days. I am so glad we went ahead with the tubes. Keep us posted but, he will do just fine! Lydia Me- 26 DH- 28 Maddie Rose Born 4-20-04 Lily Laurelei Born 6-04-08
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Oldtimer Posts: 5807 11/24/2009 1:49 PM Madelyn's Mama	Remove this ad OH! Also something no one told me. He will have to wear ear plugs of some type during baths or swimming. Target sells some specifically for kids. They are bright orange, you can't miss them. I think they are 2.00 something per pack and they come w/ maybe 6 pairs. Each pair can be worn a few times. They told me we could do cotton dipped in vaseline but that sounded too messy to me. Me- 26 DH- 28 Maddie Rose Born 4-20-04 Lily Laurelei Born 6-04-08
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Gold Member Over 10,000 posts !!! Oldtimer Posts: 10261 11/24/2009 1:58 PM	Both my boys have tubes & all went well overall. We got the boys fitted at the ENT for ear plugs. I think they billed us $8/pair, and we've had the same pair for a year....we just wash them each time.
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blcalt		#8	[url]	[-]
Oldtimer Posts: 2151 11/24/2009 9:27 PM Mom to twin girls & their little brother!	Thanks for all the replys girls, I sure hope this makes his ears all better. Now the doctor told us yesterday that he did NOT need to wear earplugs while in the shower, swimming etc... He said that it is not necessary even though people think it is. I found it strange but I will probably make him wear them just to be safe. Anyone else's doctor tell them not to worry about earplugs? Thanks again for your support BRENDA "Twins and Another, I'm a Lucky Mother" Alexis Lee & Sophia Marie 3 rounds of Clomid, HCG, IUI 1 round Inject. HCG, IUI, Prog. Sup BFP Sept. 14th/Oct.1st saw twins Baby #3 Nicholas Conceived March 2005, Naturally Our New Baby Brother Nicholas! Born December 9, 2005
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AnnMarie from liverpool uk		#9	[url]	[-]
Oldtimer Posts: 8704 11/27/2009 4:01 AM Dominic's Mummy!	its weird how conflicting the info is...i was told that because now theres actually a hope in the ear where the grommet is inserted water can actually collect in that small hole and cause pain if water did indeed get down there...(pain is sure not fun lol) so instead i used to use a small bit of cotton wool with some petroleum jelly on...the jelly acts like a barrier and it stops the water getting to the cotton wool... goodluck i am sure it will all go fine... Love and Hugs x x x x
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Oldtimer Posts: 5807 11/28/2009 8:54 AM Madelyn's Mama	How strange. I've never heard that some docs think it is unnecessary to do the earplugs?! They also never offered to "fit" us w/ a pair of re-usable ones! What the heck? I am sure this will improve his health! I missed SO much work and Lily missed a lot of daycare because of all of the ear infections. Since she always got a fever w/ them, I would usually have to leave work to get her from daycare and then, since they have a 'fever free for 24 hours before returning to daycare' rule, I'd have to miss the next day too! Yeah, my vacation time was consumed by these EIs! Let us know how it goes. Lydia Me- 26 DH- 28 Maddie Rose Born 4-20-04 Lily Laurelei Born 6-04-08
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Oldtimer Posts: 6021 11/29/2009 12:17 AM Cole, Reed, & Cooper's mommy!	My middle son just got tubes put in back in September and we were told that we only needed plugs if he was in non-chlorinated water like the lake/ocean. Baths and swimming pools he doesn't need them. They fitted him for a pair of reusable ones at the doctor but he hasn't used them yet since we haven't been in the lake since his surgery...
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webbermac		#12	[url]	[-]
Oldtimer Posts: 2959 11/30/2009 1:55 PM	Remove this ad no plugs needed with our tubes either And we have never had any issues.
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