Hayley had her 6 month ENT check up yesterday with Dr Coppula. It had went a little better then I had expected and for that I am so thankful. This is her 4 set of tubes and they have been in for 2 years and 3 months, the longest we have ever had tubes in!!! I am a firm believer in this new "T tube" and am so thankful that we decided to try it out. At our last visit, her right tube had to be vacuumed out because it was slipping outta place and causing her pain. We have had some ear pain and I knew just knew that we were in the start of an ear infection, but we weren't! PRAISE GOD!!!
Her right tube is still in and has lots of fluid behind it, this is good thing and is letting her ear drain. Dr. Coppula tested her fluid and we decided to leave her tube in for 3 more months and then he will remove it. Praying that we are starting to out grow most of her ear, allergy and asthma problems. She was on 10 meds last visit, this time we are on 5--huge accomplishments that we are tickled about. He didn't want to take it out now because of swimming and the greater risk of infection. We will take steroids and antibiotics for one week during the next 3 months to help with the risk of infection. Right now we have a slight perforation tear on her Eustation tube, this is common, but he is hoping that it will not tear anymore with removal. We have some hearing loss, but with the ear disease she has is minimal!!
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