recurrent ear infections

March 21, 2003

i know, its so irritating. where is she at? and is she expensive?

She is in Clawson and her price is $70 for the first consultation, because she

takes a detailed history, and then $30 for any other consults. I think that is

average, Sherri?? She didn't charge the $70 for Colin's first visit, he was

only 18 months old and I am assuming that she didn't think that there was enough

history to warrant the charge, but don't count on that.

Sara

March 26, 2003

we used it on them even when about 12 months

you tell them to leave it

they might not like it but it is the best treatment

m

wrote:

>thanks,

>

>someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only problem with

>that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way going to

>let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it there....LOL

>It is good to know for my older 2 though

>

> in Mi

>

March 26, 2003

i can't even get her to keep a hat on her head, she hates them. she

hates anything on her feet and head.

heather

>

> >thanks,

> >

> >someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only problem

with

> >that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way going

to

> >let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it

there....LOL

> >It is good to know for my older 2 though

> >

> > in Mi

> >

March 26, 2003

-has anyone suggested breastmilk?

-- In Vaccinations , " " <hvl25@c...> wrote:

> i can't even get her to keep a hat on her head, she hates them. she

> hates anything on her feet and head.

>

> heather

>

> >

> > >thanks,

> > >

> > >someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only problem

> with

> > >that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way going

> to

> > >let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it

> there....LOL

> > >It is good to know for my older 2 though

> > >

> > > in Mi

> > >

March 26, 2003

no but i do know someone that does that with her kids and it works.

my question is, then what do you do when you don't nurse anymore? and

do you just express it, use a dropper and put it in or what? I don't

have that good of aim......LOL

in Mi

> > >

> > > >thanks,

> > > >

> > > >someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only

problem

> > with

> > > >that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way

going

> > to

> > > >let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it

> > there....LOL

> > > >It is good to know for my older 2 though

> > > >

> > > > in Mi

> > > >

March 26, 2003

-You seriously dont need much. Only 1-2 ml. I squeeze out whatever i

can get into a bowl...every drop counts lol. Then i use a small

syringe to suck up all the drops. I lie her down and pin her arm and

put some in the offending ear....wait a minute or so. Sing/talk

whatever just keep her in that position so that it drains onto her

eardrum...repeat on the other side. My son has had 2 infections and

my daughter 1....when i looked in their ear from one day to the other

it was almost miraculous. All the red was gone from the eardrum

etc.....i do that all the time now.

....but if you are susceptable to ear infections yourself it might not

work....you may lack the antibodies etc to combate it in the child.

Cant hurt to try though.

...throwing in her .02$

-- In Vaccinations , " " <hvl25@c...> wrote:

> no but i do know someone that does that with her kids and it works.

> my question is, then what do you do when you don't nurse anymore? and

> do you just express it, use a dropper and put it in or what? I don't

> have that good of aim......LOL

>

> in Mi

>

> > > >

> > > > >thanks,

> > > > >

> > > > >someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only

> problem

> > > with

> > > > >that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way

> going

> > > to

> > > > >let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it

> > > there....LOL

> > > > >It is good to know for my older 2 though

> > > > >

> > > > > in Mi

> > > > >

March 26, 2003

I am guessing you have an otoscope? I have been thinking of getting

one, but not sure if i will know what i am looking at? where did you

get yours?

heather

> > > > >

> > > > > >thanks,

> > > > > >

> > > > > >someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only

> > problem

> > > > with

> > > > > >that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way

> > going

> > > > to

> > > > > >let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it

> > > > there....LOL

> > > > > >It is good to know for my older 2 though

> > > > > >

> > > > > > in Mi

> > > > > >

March 26, 2003

im an audiologist. I bought it for school way back when. I think you

can get cheap ones for not much. Look in the yellow pages for an

audiologist or hearing aid dispenser and ask them if you can buy an

otoscope thru them and how much. Ill spare everyone my eardrum 101

opinions.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > >thanks,

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only

> > > problem

> > > > > with

> > > > > > >that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way

> > > going

> > > > > to

> > > > > > >let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it

> > > > > there....LOL

> > > > > > >It is good to know for my older 2 though

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > in Mi

> > > > > > >

March 26, 2003

I got my otoscope from http://pws.prserv.net/usispsi.otoscop/index.html

Works really well according my husband~ who watched my eardrum repair itself

two winters ago after it had burst ;-)

Jan in TX

March 26, 2003

wrote:

> im an audiologist. I bought it for school way back when. I think you

> can get cheap ones for not much. Look in the yellow pages for an

> audiologist or hearing aid dispenser and ask them if you can buy an

> otoscope thru them and how much. Ill spare everyone my eardrum 101

> opinions.

Shopping has some cheap otoscopes and so does Walgreens. I

recently purchased one from Walgreens for about $10. It wouldn't work

(bad bulb), so had to return it. Too bad they didn't have a replacement

because I wound up paying about $30 including postage and handling from

Shopping for the exact same thing.

-----Frances

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March 27, 2003

,

I have an octoscope too. I went to a pharmacy store where they sell medical

equipment too. But regular pharmacies and stores sell them too. Look at your

child's ear when it is healthy so that when it isnt you can see what to look

for. A healthy ear drum should look pearly white , kind of shiny white. There

are some websites that show a healthy ear. I can usually tell when it is red

inside that it needs some sort of treatment or preventative such as ear oil. I

also use it as an indication of whether or not the doctors are telling me the

truth that it is a really bad infection. There is one doctor in our

pediatrician's group that always seems to think a little redness is a " bad "

infection requiring antibiotics. It also can get swollen inside.

Best thing to do is see it when it is healthy and then when it isn't then it is

easier to see the difference.

Barbara

Re: recurrent ear infections

I am guessing you have an otoscope? I have been thinking of getting

one, but not sure if i will know what i am looking at? where did you

get yours?

heather

> > > > >

> > > > > >thanks,

> > > > > >

> > > > > >someone else posted that too, and said it works, my only

> > problem

> > > > with

> > > > > >that is I am talking about my 14month old who is in no way

> > going

> > > > to

> > > > > >let me tape garlic to her ear for 6 hours and leave it

> > > > there....LOL

> > > > > >It is good to know for my older 2 though

> > > > > >

> > > > > > in Mi

> > > > > >

March 27, 2003

Here's my story about misdiagnosis of ear infection:

My baby had been feverish and crying a lot and I knew she was teething. But

when her fever went to 104, I took her to the doctor. That was 8 years ago -

at that time I was a bit freaked out over fevers (I've learned a lot since

then and am not worried about high fever anymore). Anyway, her doctor

(holistic MD) was out of town, so they had another MD filling in for him.

She took a quick look in my daughter's ear, saw that it was red, and

immediately wrote out a script for antibiotics. I told her I thought the ear

was red from teething and asked her why she thought there was a bacterial

infection. She said " This is protocol. She has to have the antibiotic in

case it's an infection. " I said no thanks and left. On the way home, I

stopped at the health food store and picked up a bottle of Hyland's teething

tablets. I gave her some at the store and by the time we were home, the

fever was gone and she was happy and content. This was no ear infection.

Doctors will say that teething cannot cause a high fever of 104, but this is

absolutely not true. My feeling is that teething is regularly misdiagnosed

as ear infection.

Jane Sheppard

Future Generations

Editor and Publisher of Healthy Child Online

and Healthy Child E-Newsletter

Vital Information to Protect Your Children's Health

http://www.healthychild.com

> Message: 1

> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:10:06 -0000

> From: " " <hvl25@...>

> Subject: Re: recurrent ear infections

>

> thanks for the info. i think my doc is a quack too:) he always says

> my kids have ear infections and i have no way to tell myself. we are

> getting ready to relocate though so time to find a new ped when we

> get to VA/Tn

>

March 27, 2003

Doctors will say that teething cannot cause a high fever of 104, but this is

absolutely not true. My feeling is that teething is regularly misdiagnosed

as ear infection.

I hate that ... both of my kids ran fevers like this with teething ... both of

my kids had 2 sets of tubes... I can't tell you how many antibiotics even after

the tubes.... Live & Learn huh?

I have a friend that had a pediatrician tell her babies don't have pain with

teething too ... how's that one? I think he must not remember cutting any

teeth ... I certainly remember cutting wisdom teeth adn it hurt like hell !

in IL

March 28, 2003

I'm considering saving mm from this baby for just that purpose! My doctor

dh was simply astounded with the quick results he saw in my son after

administering a few drops to his ear that he was seriously afraid were going

to rupture so he insisted on getting him antibiotics (he doesn't insist

often). By the time he got back from the office with the samples, the

swelling and redness had almost disappeared and he was advising that to all

bfing mothers. Most, if not all, thot that too disgusting and insisted on

antibiotics!

Laurie>Oh

March 11, 2009

Once had tubes placed, she no longer took oral antibiotics

when she had an ear infection, the ENT prescribed drops. Initially we

used Floxin (which was new and I had to fight the insurance when she

first got it, but this ENT always wants the best stuff and it worked

well!), and then at the end, he was on to something else newer (also not

covered, LOL). They worked well. She had probably 4-5 sets of tubes

from age 4 - 9, but she's been doing well without them for a couple

years now.

Does Adena have drainage from the tubes when she has ear infections?

, mom to (13), (11 DS), and Sammy (13)

thebombtexas wrote:

>

> I have lost count of how many ear infections Adena has had since about

> 18 months but at least 25. She had her 2nd set of tubes placed on

> January 6th. She had an ear infection at the time the tubes were

> placed which they treated with antibiotics. In early February, she had

> a double ear infection along with high fever for 5 days, lethargy for

> 9 days, and not eating for 5 days. She went through 2 antibiotics. She

> now has another double ear infection and is starting her 4th

> antibiotic in 60 days. I am concerned with the amount of antibiotics.

> I know she needs them to heal the ear infections. I was just talking

> to a parent who has a child with Syndrome that is about 14.

> he said his ENT had placed a gold tube (which insurance no longer

> allows) and a titanium with an antibiotic on his last set of tubes and

> he has not had any problems since. This child went through 7 sets of

> tubes in 7 years.

>

> I wanted to see if anyone here has experienced anything that has

> helped put a stop to the recurrent ear infections since the tubes

> obviously are not doing what they should be doing. Our pediatrican

> just says we have to wait until she grows bigger and her head and ears

> are bigger.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Karyn

> Mom to Adena, who will be 4 next week, DS and , 4 months tomorrow

>

March 11, 2009

First question does Adena swim, especially in chlorinated water? If the

answer is yes, have a think back are ear infections more prelevant (sp?)

during swimming times.

We have found since keeping Trent away from chlorinated water he has very

few ear infections - he can swim in salt water fortunately. Also does she

have a bath rather than a shower? If a bath does she like to submerge her

head in the water to get her hair wet, we have also found a connection with

bath water and ear infections.

Hope this may help a little

Keep smiling

Jan mother to Trent 24yo w/Ds from the LandDownUnder - note he is tired

this morning and still sleeping 'cause he was up watching tele at 2.30 this

morning and up again at 3.30 and 4.00 - males!!!!!

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf

Of thebombtexas

Sent: Thursday, 12 March 2009 3:22 AM

Subject: Recurrent Ear Infections

I have lost count of how many ear infections Adena has had since about 18

months but at least 25. She had her 2nd set of tubes placed on January 6th.

She had an ear infection at the time the tubes were placed which they

treated with antibiotics. In early February, she had a double ear infection

along with high fever for 5 days, lethargy for 9 days, and not eating for 5

days. She went through 2 antibiotics. She now has another double ear

infection and is starting her 4th antibiotic in 60 days. I am concerned with

the amount of antibiotics. I know she needs them to heal the ear infections.

I was just talking to a parent who has a child with Syndrome that

is about 14. he said his ENT had placed a gold tube (which insurance no

longer allows) and a titanium with an antibiotic on his last set of tubes

and he has not had any problems since. This child went through 7 sets of

tubes in 7 years.

I wanted to see if anyone here has experienced anything that has helped put

a stop to the recurrent ear infections since the tubes obviously are not

doing what they should be doing. Our pediatrican just says we have to wait

until she grows bigger and her head and ears are bigger.

Thanks,

Karyn

Mom to Adena, who will be 4 next week, DS and , 4 months tomorrow

March 11, 2009

our non downs children had lots of ear infections until we took them off milk.

our 2 year old never had any as he has never had milk as he is allergic to it (

found out at 2 weeks)

Our downs child is 8 months no ear infections so far but is on nutramagin AA a

totally no milk in it. Is ear infections common in downs and a what ages

Lynne mother of Lindsey 6, Lyle 5, Logan 2 and lilly 8 mnths (ds)

Re: Recurrent Ear Infections