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Has anyones kid had tubes in their ears?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 511611" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>This is a very bad sign. Either they didn't wait for the infection to clear up before doing the tubes or there is a new infection present. Wiz did have a couple of ear infections after he got tubes put in and each time he would get pus draining out of his ears. It was awful but not nearly as painful as before tubes because there was no pressure buildup - having the pus drain out means that the ear should not be as painful. </p><p></p><p>Wiz saw an ear doctor who used a local anesthetic to do the tubes (he worked with very high risk kids who couldn't get general anesthetic and gave them a mix of a couple of medications to relax them and then a local, and it was NOT painful at all for him. I know because I was there in the room when they did it because it was not under general anesthetic. He went from being unsteady while walking to running around as fast as he could in just one morning.</p><p></p><p>They MUST use earplugs when he is in water or the ears will keep getting infected because hte water will carry germs in there. I have a cousin who was really bothered by wind for a few weeks after she got tubes, but she described it as whistling in her ears, but not pain. </p><p></p><p>The ear doctor needs to give them antibiotic drops to put in the ears (for both of my boys they actually rx'd antibiotic eye drops and had us use them in the ears because they are thinner than most ear drops and will get in easier than ear drops will. They worked very fast, far faster than oral antibiotics did, but we did both ear and oral types.</p><p></p><p>I hope he feels better soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 511611, member: 1233"] This is a very bad sign. Either they didn't wait for the infection to clear up before doing the tubes or there is a new infection present. Wiz did have a couple of ear infections after he got tubes put in and each time he would get pus draining out of his ears. It was awful but not nearly as painful as before tubes because there was no pressure buildup - having the pus drain out means that the ear should not be as painful. Wiz saw an ear doctor who used a local anesthetic to do the tubes (he worked with very high risk kids who couldn't get general anesthetic and gave them a mix of a couple of medications to relax them and then a local, and it was NOT painful at all for him. I know because I was there in the room when they did it because it was not under general anesthetic. He went from being unsteady while walking to running around as fast as he could in just one morning. They MUST use earplugs when he is in water or the ears will keep getting infected because hte water will carry germs in there. I have a cousin who was really bothered by wind for a few weeks after she got tubes, but she described it as whistling in her ears, but not pain. The ear doctor needs to give them antibiotic drops to put in the ears (for both of my boys they actually rx'd antibiotic eye drops and had us use them in the ears because they are thinner than most ear drops and will get in easier than ear drops will. They worked very fast, far faster than oral antibiotics did, but we did both ear and oral types. I hope he feels better soon! [/QUOTE]
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