When grommets don’t work?! What next?
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Topic: When grommets don’t work?! What next?
Posted By: T_Rex
Subject: When grommets don’t work?! What next?
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 7:43am
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DD had grommets put in on her first birthday after 6 months of persistent ear infections. Initially the improvement was dramatic and wonderful. She'd have an infection now and then that would clear up quickly. Then about two months ago she got another one, and hasn't managed more than 2 days off meds since. As soon as one course of ear drops stops, she's back to screaming all night and needing another round of antibiotics to clear it. And it comes back so fast, she's had pretty much constant infections for the last 2 months. So much antibiotics can't be good for her, and she's now on thrush cream permanently as a preventative with all the antibiotics because she had a month where she kept getting thrush from them.
She's on antibiotics again now - started a new course on Wednesday, which helped initially, but her ears are now sore again so obviously the infection has got worse ON antibiotics. I'm planning to ask for another referral to the ENT specialist when I take her back to the GP next week. But the grommets are still in place and working (gunk is coming out), so is there anything more he can do? I'd dearly love to make my little girl feel better again 
Does anyone have any alternative remedies? Will an osteo or something help? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 10:25am
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Ah heck. I have no advice to offer or anything like that, but wanted to say that I really feel for you What a stink situation for you. -------------   
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Posted By: happymumma
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 6:53pm
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T Rex what antibiotics are you being prescribed? If it's amoxycillan I would suggest you talk to your GP about other options. We use Ciloxan. It's actually an eye drop but our ENT prescribes them for DD's ear infections (and I now just ask for them at the GP) as they are better for long term hearing if being used with grommits - and after several courses of amoxycillan that didn't work these worked like a dream for us. According to our ENT about 20% of children who get grommits go on to need more as well as adenoids / tonsils out. When is your next follow up with ENT? If you have one I would ring the hospital and ask that it is brought forward to the earliest date you can get, otherwise if no follow up is scheduled I'd get the GP to refer you for one asap. They will want to know if the grommits aren't working to clear the infections so definitely worth a chat to them. And other than that, hang in there. It's so hard when it's persistent like that. |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 7:28pm
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Thanks hopes and happymumma. We've got a follow up in November, but that feels a looooong way away right now!
She's on amoxycillan mostly, although we've tried some others that I can't remember right now. I'll ask for Ciloxan next time - are they drops in her ears, or an oral dose? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kate08
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 7:40pm
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I can't vouch for this personally, but 3 of the mums at my playcentre took their children to a cranial osteopath when the had recurrent ear infections. They all say that the ear infections stopped after the visits. I don't know how many times they had to go, but they were very keen to recommend it. It's about alignment, which makes sense as the ear infections occur when the fluid can't drain naturally.
Might be worth investigating. Good luck. |
Posted By: 1st_Time_Preggies
Date Posted: 31 July 2011 at 8:48pm
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Oh T Rex that sucks. Isn't it horrible when they are miserable and in pain and you can't do anything.
I would definitely push for a quicker follow up with the ENT specialist and give the cranial osteopath a whirl - can't hurt! Good luck |
Posted By: happymumma
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 8:31am
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T_Rex I would definitely phone and ask for your appt with ENT to be brought forward to the earliest date possible. We were asked to phone for an earlier appt in the event of recurring infection so I would have thought they'd be pretty keen to see you. Ciloxan are drops - but I'd be trying to get in to your ENT before you need the next lot if you can rather than having to go back to the GP.
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