Edith

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Hi Edith,

Well according to the ENT last week (from the hospital) there was no

infection in the ear that had fluid in it, and no ear infection was

found in previous doctor's appointments. But he has had several

upper respiratory problems (not diagnosed as infections but definetly

very severely congested and was actually diagnosed with croup at one

point). Maybe this could lead to the fluid build up?

I will have to ask that to the doc tomorrow too.

I am glad the tubes did help your daughter though, desptite the need

for a hearing aid still.

Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it!

Ricky's Mom

-- In Listen-Up , " Edith Tarter " <etarter@m...> wrote:

> Same here...once the fluid was gone, she did hear better, but still

had mil/mod loss. We got the tubes first, so that when aids were

adjusted to her level of loss, it was accurate (not adjusted to the

greater level of loss when the fluid was present).

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> BTW, just because fluid is present, does not automatically mean

tubes. Ricky could just have an ear inf. and have fluid from it, and

once treated, the fluid goes away. Lidy never got rid of the fluid,

but rarely had an ear infection. The ENT said her middle ear

structure was not ideal, which explained the ongoing fluid. He also

said she may need tubes again, when these fall out, since she could

still carry the fluid due to the structural problem.

> Edith

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