We took Trevor to a new ENT to have his hearing rechecked after doing the Flonase protocol for the last 3 months. Mommy had to wake Ashley up 40 minutes into her nap (yuck) but she didn't fall asleep in the car again. Big brother though...he must have been tired! He woke up after arriving in a pretty good mood so whew. Off to a good start!
Grandma Pauline and Papa John met us at the doctor's office though since both kids were having appointments and Mommy wanted to be sure she could hear what the doctor said! This new place was amazing though! And as luck would have it a friend of ours was there too with her little girl Finley that Trevor knows so between that connection and the most awesome waiting room and a kids area back where the appointments are, Grandma and Papa John may not have been needed. But definitely needed when Mommy went in for Trevor's appointment and to talk to the doctor. Ashley doesn't like Mommy leaving in strange places. But she calmed right down when Grandma took her outside!
So both kids had hearing checks and both were examined by Dr. Hurley (who Mommy LOVES compared to the last ENT). What we know is that Trevor still has a slight and temporary hearing loss in his left ear. The fluid behind his ear has lessened a little and the pressure has improved. Still not to where it should be so again we have three options:
1) Surgery for tubes (in one or both ears - ugh decisions - along with adenoid removal)
2) Do Nothing
3) Continue Flonase once a day
Dr. Hurley said if it was his kid he would continue with the Flonase protocol because things did improve and will get him through the summer. Having ear tubes and swimming don't mix well and Trevor is SO excited about swim team. So we will do that and come back in August for a retest and possible surgery scheduling. Keep the prayers coming that we can avoid that and his hearing is reinstated on its own. His ear canal just needs to widen, which comes with age.
We learned that Ashley too has a lot of fluid in her left ear. So much so they couldn't get a good read on the pressure machine. Hearing though she did pretty good. It's so hard to do that accurately with a 2 year old but she did as instructed and turned her head to the vicinity where she heard the noise. Dr. Hurley said that her fluid is probably due to a cold (especially being a daycare kid) but that it wouldn't hurt given the amount to start Flonase with her too. We'll retest her in August too. So Flonase for both kids. We can handle that. The first night we did it Ashley was excited. She's just like big brother now!
So both kids had hearing checks and both were examined by Dr. Hurley (who Mommy LOVES compared to the last ENT). What we know is that Trevor still has a slight and temporary hearing loss in his left ear. The fluid behind his ear has lessened a little and the pressure has improved. Still not to where it should be so again we have three options:
1) Surgery for tubes (in one or both ears - ugh decisions - along with adenoid removal)
2) Do Nothing
3) Continue Flonase once a day
Dr. Hurley said if it was his kid he would continue with the Flonase protocol because things did improve and will get him through the summer. Having ear tubes and swimming don't mix well and Trevor is SO excited about swim team. So we will do that and come back in August for a retest and possible surgery scheduling. Keep the prayers coming that we can avoid that and his hearing is reinstated on its own. His ear canal just needs to widen, which comes with age.
We learned that Ashley too has a lot of fluid in her left ear. So much so they couldn't get a good read on the pressure machine. Hearing though she did pretty good. It's so hard to do that accurately with a 2 year old but she did as instructed and turned her head to the vicinity where she heard the noise. Dr. Hurley said that her fluid is probably due to a cold (especially being a daycare kid) but that it wouldn't hurt given the amount to start Flonase with her too. We'll retest her in August too. So Flonase for both kids. We can handle that. The first night we did it Ashley was excited. She's just like big brother now!
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