Re: Ear infections & Prevnar?

[Guest guest]

Hi Tami!

My son got the Prevnar vaccine starting at his 6 month check up. He

has had 3 doses now and has NEVER had an ear infection!

> Hi All!

>

> I have not been posting much recently here (below is why!), but I

> wanted to ask those of you whose infants/toddlers got ear

infections

> if the Prevnar vaccine worked for your babies?

>

> got his first ear infection back in Dec at 15 months....and

> last month he got a REALLY bad one in both ears. We had to take

him

> to an after-hours clinic on a Sat. nite....the Dr. prescribed an

> antiobiotic, but it wasn't strong enough to kill the infection in

> both ears...so we were back about 10 days later to our ped, who

> confirmed it hadn't resolved the infection, but he also had

effusion

> this time, too. After a 2nd round of antibiotics, he seems fine

> now. We go back Friday am to the ped and I wanted to see if we

> should get him vaccinated with Prevnar....

>

> Those of you who have gotten the vaccine, did it work? I was just

> curious to see if it was something worth looking into, because I'm

> sure it is pricey (we got the meningitis vaccine $90! because of a

> meningitis outbreak here), and have heard it isn't a cure-all. Any

> thoughts? Should I wait until after the 3rd infection (and hope he

> doesn't get another one!)? I know, it really is only 2 infections!

I

> sure feel for those of you who have had it much rougher with many

> more than that!!

>

> The biggest irony of this is that (no plagio) had 2 ear

> infections at 6 and 9 months(during nursing!)and hasn't had any

> since. (had plagio), and didn't get any ear infections until

4

> months after nursing and finishing the DOC bands! I would have

> expected HIM to get the ear infections when his ears were so off!

I

> know, all kids are different, but it sure isn't what I thought

would

> be happening!

>

> Tami

> 9/99 (DOC bands 3/00-8/00)

> 7/97

> Tulsa, OK

[Guest guest]

My son got his first Prevnar vaccination at his 6 month check up. He

is almost 9 months, and has never had an ear infection. I still

nurse him, but he also gets formula too.

Debbie

Mom to

> Hi All!

>

> I have not been posting much recently here (below is why!), but I

> wanted to ask those of you whose infants/toddlers got ear

infections

> if the Prevnar vaccine worked for your babies?

>

> got his first ear infection back in Dec at 15 months....and

> last month he got a REALLY bad one in both ears. We had to take

him

> to an after-hours clinic on a Sat. nite....the Dr. prescribed an

> antiobiotic, but it wasn't strong enough to kill the infection in

> both ears...so we were back about 10 days later to our ped, who

> confirmed it hadn't resolved the infection, but he also had

effusion

> this time, too. After a 2nd round of antibiotics, he seems fine

> now. We go back Friday am to the ped and I wanted to see if we

> should get him vaccinated with Prevnar....

>

> Those of you who have gotten the vaccine, did it work? I was just

> curious to see if it was something worth looking into, because I'm

> sure it is pricey (we got the meningitis vaccine $90! because of a

> meningitis outbreak here), and have heard it isn't a cure-all. Any

> thoughts? Should I wait until after the 3rd infection (and hope he

> doesn't get another one!)? I know, it really is only 2 infections!

I

> sure feel for those of you who have had it much rougher with many

> more than that!!

>

> The biggest irony of this is that (no plagio) had 2 ear

> infections at 6 and 9 months(during nursing!)and hasn't had any

> since. (had plagio), and didn't get any ear infections until

4

> months after nursing and finishing the DOC bands! I would have

> expected HIM to get the ear infections when his ears were so off!

I

> know, all kids are different, but it sure isn't what I thought

would

> be happening!

>

> Tami

> 9/99 (DOC bands 3/00-8/00)

> 7/97

> Tulsa, OK

[Guest guest]

According to a representative of the FDA that was on a local news report

last week, Prevnar was NEVER tested by the FDA as a prevention for ear

infections. This vaccine is actually used to try to prevent some forms

of meningitis. I don't know where all the ear infection info came from,

but our local news did a two-part series on Prevnar last week sometime,

where they stated that Prevnar was never intended for use to prevent ear

infections. The impression I got from the FDA rep during the broadcast

was that not only was it not INTENDED to prevent ear infections, it was

never tested to do that either.

Our ped flat out refuses to even give this vaccine. He says it's still

too new for him to feel comfortable with. I mentioned the news report I

had seen, and he had seen it too. He said babies only had around a 6%

less chance of getting an ear infection when they get this vaccine - to

me, that's NOT enough to even risk getting it!

Becky & (5/4/00, banded 10/13/00, graduated 2/5/01)

[Guest guest]

Becky,

Thanks for the info! I had no idea there was such a

controversy...and it is interesting that did get the vaccine

for meningitis, so maybe he DID get the Prevnar for what it actually

was tested for. ???? Now I am more confused than ever. I'll ask

more about this in the morning! I wonder if that has anything to do

with getting a worse ear infection (both ears, 2 rounds of

antibiotics) this last time. He had his first ear infection in early

Dec. at 15 months, got the meningitis (Prevnar????) vaccine just

before Christmas, and now has had the worst ear infection???

Hmmmm... I'll probably be asking questions for at least a half-

hour!!!

Tami

Becky Keck <becky@m...> wrote:

>

> According to a representative of the FDA that was on a local news

report

> last week, Prevnar was NEVER tested by the FDA as a prevention for

ear

> infections. This vaccine is actually used to try to prevent some

forms

> of meningitis. I don't know where all the ear infection info came

from,

> but our local news did a two-part series on Prevnar last week

sometime,

> where they stated that Prevnar was never intended for use to

prevent ear

> infections. The impression I got from the FDA rep during the

broadcast

> was that not only was it not INTENDED to prevent ear infections, it

was

> never tested to do that either.

>

> Our ped flat out refuses to even give this vaccine. He says it's

still

> too new for him to feel comfortable with. I mentioned the news

report I

> had seen, and he had seen it too. He said babies only had around a

6%

> less chance of getting an ear infection when they get this vaccine -

to

> me, that's NOT enough to even risk getting it!

>

> Becky & (5/4/00, banded 10/13/00, graduated 2/5/01)