if your kid has ear tubes, come in..

kelclay724 · October 2010

When they decide to do them? Rowan hasn't had too many colds, but now that we get together with friends more often and go out more, he's on his 2nd one in 2 months! He's had about 4 total and each time he's got an ear infection. I'm just waiting for him to get an ear infection this time around, too. It sucks! The colds aren't that bad at all but the ear infections are a biotch. I had ear tubes and my 2 brother has them, too. I have a feeling he'll have to get them, I'm just wondering when they'll finally make that call.

barrett08 · October 2010

Barrett had tubes at 7 months. He had 12 ear infections before 7 months and was basically living on antibotics, which I hated! Not going to lie, the tubes were useless until about 16 months. After he had tubes he still got 12 ear infections. Poor guy. However, now he is doing great, tubes are still in, and he hasn't had an ear infection for 6 months!!!!

lemen99 · October 2010

I'm also wondering about tubes or adenoid removal. We get a sinus infection or ear infection or both every time except one. And 10 days of antibiotics is *never* enough. Constant antibiotic since April. So fail.

BrendaK · October 2010

Paige's pedi told me 6 or more infections in a 12 month span are enough to justify ear tubes, especially if they are reacting poorly to treatment.

We just treated #6, and thankfully it went away with only one dose of medicine... so we're in the clear this time. Next time, we're looking at tubes.

lafelts80 · October 2010

BrendaK:

Paige's pedi told me 6 or more infections in a 12 month span are enough to justify ear tubes, especially if they are reacting poorly to treatment.

This is what ours told us. She said 5-6 within a year, or if there is 1 that lasts 2-3 months. We just had our 3rd within 4 months, so I have a feeling sometime next year it's going to happen. His seem to come with teething for some reason.

MrsJMB · October 2010

Maddy had 6 infections in a 4 month time frame. We put the tubes in in January when she was 10 months. We haven't had any problems since...she's been a much happier baby all around.

amstep · October 2010

Jonah is finishing his 5th of this year, and had this last one not cleared with Augmentin, we would have had a referral to the ENT for tubes.

IndyWife06 · October 2010

Nick got ear tubes at about 11 months, after 6 ear infections that were difficult to treat. For us, it was a huge success.

It took a while to clear up the residual infection that was there when the tubes were placed, but the nice thing is that with tubes, infections are treated with anitibiotic drops, so no more oral antibiotics and building up resistance. He did still get a couple of infections with colds, but they were not as painful since the tube helped to relieve pressure, and easy to diagnose because (sorry tmi), with tubes in place, the infection just kind of runs out the ear. gross, but better than building up pressure in his ear.

I'm a big fan, it helped us so much. He actually just lost the tube in his left ear and I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't mean more infections are to come...

manda429 · October 2010

MrsJMB:
Maddy had 6 infections in a 4 month time frame. We put the tubes in in January when she was 10 months. We haven't had any problems since...she's been a much happier baby all around.

This was pretty much us. After 6 infections and the complications of antibiotics (including 2 20-day treatment courses). We decided the benefit was there. Since he's had the tubes in Jan at 10 months old, there was one very minor infection, but otherwise no issues. We'll see how this winter goes :-)

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