As I wrote about in my previous post, I took Micah to see an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist today. That was one appointment that I was very excited about, because Micah has had the same double ear infections since December 19th. Micah was in such a great mood. He had everyone in the office staring at us as he cruised around the chairs laughing and yelling. He knew that he had everyone's attention, so this made him even more ambitious to vocalize.
He was very cheerful with the doctor and he did not seem like a sick kid, so they had to do a test to confirm that he really did have fluid in the middle ear. I did not have any doubt that it would come up positive for fluid. Bless his sweet little heart, he has been pretty pleasent through this entire ordeal. I, on the other hand, having the same problem, kept my mom up all night and gave her fits! The test showed that he had an excessive amount of fluid behind both ears. The doctor also said that he is experiencing some hearing loss right now. If his ear infections are taken care of soon that should not be a long term issue for him. It will just affect his verbal skills right now, so he will probably not be picking up new words any time soon. That is what I hate the most for him, because he is such a bright child. The doctor also said that he should have his adenoids out as well.
So, the date has been set...the end of weekly trips to the doctor's office is in sight! He goes for pre-op on the April 3rd and will have surgery for tubes and to remove his adenoids on the 4th. I am hopeful that this will help with a lot of the other things that Micah is presently struggling with.
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JonMichael kept ear infections constantly and had hearing loss as well. the tubes fixed both of these problems instantly. since then he has had a couple of minor ear infections but they went away quickly. tubes should really help micah out.
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