Guest guest Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 My 4 year old daughter just got back from a visit to her ENT. Doctor looked into her ear and said " Things don't look right. " She wouldn't let him stick a long pointy thing in her ear to remove the wax. By his brief visual inspection, he suspected C-toma but said he would be unable to verify for sure until he has a better view. She had her hearing checked by audiologist that same day. Left ear was fine but right ear showed a minimal loss of hearing. It also indicated " low compliance " whatever that means. Some other test they did suggested that her eardrum was not moving the way it should. Doctor ruled out fluid. He wants to put her under general anaesthetic to examine inner ear. If need be, he would make a small incision in the eardrum. Right now she is on antibiotic to see if that helps. My question to the group: Does a small incision in the drum have any detrimental effects on hearing? Does this sound like a reasonable first step? Finally, I am comfortable with the ENT but it appears that most here would recommend an otologist. ENT didn't mention sending her to otologist. Looking at ENT's credentials, it doesn't appear that he has a subspecialty. Should I be concerned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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