If your child falls into that category, your pediatrician may want you to see an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist or may recommend that your child
gets ear tubes.
Not exact matches
Even today I had to take a moment to think about just how quickly Ezra has learned to talk since
getting his
tubes in his
ears in February.
When mucus from allergies blocks the Eustachian
tube, the chance of
getting an
ear infection increases.
I had to have
ear tubes in both of my
ears for my repeated
ear infections as a child, and I
got them at 5 years of age.
Babies tend to
get ear infections more than toddlers and preschoolers because the Eustachian
tubes are quite flat in a baby.
My daughter (2) just
got tubes in her
ears yesterday, it was a pretty big accomplishment that mom and dad didn't cry when she want back to the OR.
Some were convinced it was caused by wind that
got trapped inside the
ear and swirled around endlessly, so they tried to liberate the wind by drilling a hole into the bones around the
ear or using a silver
tube to suck air out of the
ear canal.
If your young child is facing
ear tubes, an MRI or even extensive dental work, you've probably
got a lot of concerns.
In some cases the child already has
tubes but is continuing to
get ear infections.
Interestingly, my 9 - year old had
tubes but still
got several
ear infections through the years.
Today Penelope
got tubes in her
ears.
The one - size - fits - some
tubes are often tough to
get correctly seated in your
ears, and the sound quality is middling at best.