Another Ear Infection: 3Rd Set of Tubes or Steroids???

Chiropractic works amazingly for ear infections AND getting ear infection prone kids off dairy and sugar, as well as adding PB8 and foods high in vitamin A.

My oldest ate a lot of dairy and had 3 ear infections, but we caught them quick and got him adjusted. We decided to stop the dairy for a while and he never got another ear infection.

My next 3 rarely get any dairy and no milk at all. NONE of them have had any ear infections.

Here's some research on chiropractic and ear infections:
http://icpa4kids.org/Chiropractic-Research/Ear-Infection-...

I would pick tubes over the steroids. He is so young and growth and development issues are at risk with using steroids. Can you get a 2nd and 3rd opinion on both the pediatrician and the ENT??? Do that if you can. Maybe there is something else out there for you to try that your team of DRs hasn't uncovered yet....>GL

I'm so sorry to hear this. I would look in to allergies and food sensitivities. Try cutting out dairy, wheat (maybe even all grains), and eggs. The Paleo diet can give you food ideas/recipes. Also Weston A. Price Foundation is a good resource. Hope he is better soon!

I agree with others when they say a chiropractor.I wish I had even heard of this when our 10 month old son had them put in. A month later another one replaced because the infection was so bad it pushed it out. Now he has both tubes gone but one ear has not closed up yet. He is almost 5. If the hole has not closed on its own by the time he is 7 he will need surgery to close it. Also my son does have allergies! Not our daughter though.

The ear suction thingy wont prevent the ear infections as the infection is on the other side of the ear drum and once you need the suction thing it has ruptured the ear drum.

Hi, A.:

Try a chiropractor:

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Another idea is the suction gadget
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Good luck.
D.

My son had tubes put in when he was about 14 months...... even with the tubes, he still got ear infections!

The ENT's solution was to use a nasal spray... I have no idea which one it was, since it was about 20 years ago, but it worked.... it was one of those like Rhinocort, or flonase...... I just don't remember the name of it at this point.

Have you tried chiropractic? So much safer than all other forms of treatment you've listed. I've seen it work on several kids I know, all but one got better within a month of regular treatment! And no dairy products.

My (now) 3.75 year old son was diagnosed with middle ear effusions 10 months ago No history of ear infections, but his speech was quite slow(er) to develop than his older sister. I could also tell he wasn't responding appropriately to us when speaking to him, unless we were right in front of him. So, although he could "hear" the sounds, they were muffled and damp (like being in a cave or under water). I am a conservative parent as far as treatments are concerned (husband and I are both medical professionals). The options of tubes vs nasal steroids were presented to us by our ENT. We chose steroidal nasal spray (generic nasonex), because we thought tubes were too aggressive as an option, and unnecessary at this time. Within one month things improved! Our son is now almost 4, and his speech is blossoming! We will soon get his hearing evaluated again hoping to see a more concrete improvement in the sound conduction though his middle ear. Not sure how long we are planning to have him on the nasal spray, but we were comfortable with treatment for one year. Good luck.

Tubes are safe and fall out when no longer needed. Having kids on med permanently is not safe and healthy long term- making it likely he will need antibiotics and eventually grow resistant. I would see a new third opinion ENT!!!
Mine went through two sets and stopped needing them eventually when her eustachian tubes matured.

Robert Bahadori, MD provides otolaryngology services in Fairfax, VA. he is well known in the area and has different locations

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Only one of my kiddos had tubes. It was (as you experienced) amazing how his speech development and hearing went into warp speed development after that.
He only had the one set. I refused the second because his infections subsided almost immediately (only 1 in 18 months).
For you, It would concern me to have that much stuff in my kiddos body. I flu shot and vaccinate, but this is heavy stuff. I'd try the third set of tubes and combine with chiropractic treatments. Most kiddos ear canals develop enough by age 5 that they do not get infections like they did when they were little.
good luck with your decision.

I just recently heard about and tried onion juice on my son. After several applications, he wasn't complaining about his ear hurting. Just juice an onion and using an eye dropper or cotton ball, squeeze a few drops in his ear. You have to use freshly juiced onion juice (something about the infection fighting enzymes). I did it twice a day for 2 days. Next time I'll save myself the copay and cost of prescription for going to the doctor and just try the onion juice first..