tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post8361600596212800312..comments2023-05-08T08:53:10.566-04:00Comments on Miss Charlie: And the rest of her pedi visit...Shaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01295902289838109583noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post-68225922842336305002008-04-16T15:25:00.000-04:002008-04-16T15:25:00.000-04:00Charlie is developmentally normal for crying. She...Charlie is developmentally normal for crying. She has different cries for pain, hunger, boredom, "suction me", "you're making me mad" ect. I have no doubt she was in some pain. My concern with treating ear infections is with the over-use of antibiotics. I can't justify treating something as benign as an ear infection when she has (and will continure to have) much more serious problems to deal with like pneumonia and other infections.<BR/><BR/>I did squirt breastmilk in her ear though, so I did what I could to help it clear up. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Her sleep study was probably made worse by it, but she has those issues all the time (low o2 levels, apnea, snoring, ect) so it was something that needed addressed and corrected anyways.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295902289838109583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post-62921192225785521722008-04-15T13:09:00.000-04:002008-04-15T13:09:00.000-04:00Ear infections are very painful so I never leave o...Ear infections are very painful so I never leave one untreated. I am not familiar with your daughter's medical condition, but is it possible that she is not able to express her pain? Is it possible that her ear pain affected the sleep study since ear pain generally affects the sleep of babies.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761471469330053205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post-11222479967175110232008-04-11T05:34:00.000-04:002008-04-11T05:34:00.000-04:00Awwww, HUGS! It will get better and a huge LOL we ...Awwww, HUGS! It will get better and a huge LOL we also would go home with the typical child papers from our Ped...I was so depressed just at the thought of reading it that I just threw them away! hugslailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153489604914702671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post-14453868318059907662008-04-08T21:21:00.000-04:002008-04-08T21:21:00.000-04:00Yeah, if you don't have a family history of them, ...Yeah, if you don't have a family history of them, I'd leave them alone. I really think there is a genetic component to chronic ear infections. If she doesn't have a family history of chronic ear infections, and she's not spiking a really high fever, I'd just let them go. It will probably do her good to have her immune system building itself up like this. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post-38535017060166275072008-04-08T12:12:00.000-04:002008-04-08T12:12:00.000-04:00Thanks Allison, but no we don't have a history of ...Thanks Allison, but no we don't have a history of ear infections. Adrian has never had one and this is Charlie's first. She did have fluid in both ears for a long time due to her secretions, but that has been cleared up for about 2 months now. If she had a lot of bad infections, I might feel differently. I just don't think one or two ear infections can do damage ya know?Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295902289838109583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post-82950424519537593662008-04-07T23:39:00.000-04:002008-04-07T23:39:00.000-04:00Don't even read those, they are too painful. The ...Don't even read those, they are too painful. The nurse was asking me development questions at the last visit even though I had already mentioned she was delayed...but of course they don't have ANY empathy, but when I snapped at her she got the point adn left the room! Us- 1, stupid people-0! <BR/>As for the ear infection, there are a lot that are viral however, familes kind of push doctors to treat them. If she isn't having fevers, is uncomfortable, then it's probably ok. <BR/>VanessaVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026680043397412448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684525930962718074.post-57652518372303925292008-04-07T21:37:00.000-04:002008-04-07T21:37:00.000-04:00See, I'm a little biased about the ear infection t...See, I'm a little biased about the ear infection thing. Jocelyn has had so many ear infections (that we caught--and likely many more that we didn't catch) that when her ear tubes were put in two weeks ago, the ENT said her ears were full of scar tissue. She was also thought to have been deaf for quite some time (turns out, she just had fluidy ears), and may actually have some hearing loss still from the scar tissue. So for her, treating them and not treating them ended up the same way--very bad ears, a huge speech delay, and possible hearing loss. <BR/><BR/>But we don't know her history--we don't know if she has a family tendency towards ear infections. If generally, your kids don't have ear infections, Charlie's may go away on her own and not be a problem. If your son had a ton of ear infections, it may be one of those genetic deals...<BR/><BR/>So, not very helpful, eh? <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry to read about her sleep study--poor thing, she needs to catch a break!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com