Friday, June 11, 2010

Maybe no ear tubes after all...

Today we took Grace back to the Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist.
David was able to go with us which made Grace feel much more comfortable.  She loves her daddy!
They tested her hearing and while there was some negative pressure, her hearing is fine.  They tested her ears by sending a sound in and then waited to see if her ear returned a sound.  Isn't that interesting?

After that we met with the specialist and he examined her ears and throat.  And the great news is that while there is fluid behind both ears, the fluid is bubbly which means that air is getting back there and the fluid is starting to drain.  In other words, this third round of antibiotics is working!  He wants to see Grace again in 4 weeks to see how her ears are doing.  If the fluid is gone by then and she doesn't get another ear infection in the next few months then she won't need ear tubes!  The specialist specifically said if we can make it to Grace's third birthday, then she most likely will not need the tubes.  Fingers crossed we can make it that long.

After meeting with the Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist and discussing our visit, David and I have decided to leave Grace out of school until January or so.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...