Comments on: A Plausible Answer

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:22:46 +0000

So happy for you! Within 2 weeks of having tubes, our Elise (then 18 months) tripled her vocabulary.

Glad to hear that your family is doing well and getting ready to welcome #3!

By: RhondaS

RhondaS — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:27:42 +0000

Our 2 1/2 yo grandson, living in Germany with our daughter and son-in-law, was just diagnosed with hearing loss. He wasn’t making progress with his speech therapy and our daughter asked to see an ENT. Apparently his adenoids are so large they’ve trapped fluid in his tubes. He can’t hear at all. Above 60 decibels he could hear a loud sound but not know if it was an ambulance or a shout or an alarm.

He’s having surgery on July 16th to remove his adenoids and insert tubes.

I am happy for you, that you’ve discovered this earlier. I will keep your family in our prayers.

By: Heidi @ Mt Hope

Heidi @ Mt Hope — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:01:14 +0000

That’s excellent, Tsh! Answers and solutions all at once. Praying for quick results!

By: toblerone

toblerone — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:02:22 +0000

@Katie – We’re hoping and praying. They’re definitely covering the surgery for tubes. Basically, a few weeks after the tubes he’ll get a whole new hearing test and speech evaluation, and we’ll take things from there. We’re hoping they’ll cover his speech therapy as rehab from the tubes or something. We’ll keep you posted!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:24:25 +0000

So glad, Tsh & Kyle! Praying the surgery really helps – does this mean insurance will cover everything? (including speech therapy?)

By: cheryl

cheryl — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:47:39 +0000

YAY for answers! Praying that this really helps!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:12:12 +0000

that’s exactly what happened to my daughter 2 years ago. fluid trapped behind her ear drums, no movement, failed hearing tests. so we had tubes put in and it really improved. in her case, there actually was hearing loss due to nerve damage, and just recently her tube fell out, got an ear infection and finally ruptured her drum. we are possbily looking at a second set of tubes for her. no fun for little ones. isn’t it nice to finally get some answers. praying the surgery goes smooth and his little ears can hear everything!

By: Email From The Embassy

Email From The Embassy — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:58:57 +0000

It’s always nice when they figure out what’s wrong AND they can fix it. My 3rd baby had the tube surgery because of ear infections when she was about 1 year old and it was pretty easy. Now she’s in speech therapy as an almost 4-year-old and she loves the therapy. It’s just a big play session to her, but it’s really working.

Don’t feel bad that you didn’t know what was happening. It’s hard not to feel guilty, I know. When my 2nd was a baby, he became critically ill, and we almost lost him, but I never noticed the problem until it was almost too late, because he was so mellow and easy-going – I had no idea he was so sick and it was hard to sit in the hospital every day and swallow that guilt. But you can’t always know, so you just do the best that you can.

Keep us posted, and good luck with the surgery. Prayers your way…

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:22:12 +0000

Great news. The tubes should really help. I’ve heard stories of immediate improvement post-op.

My youngest got PE tubes at 5 months. The surgery’s a quick in/out procedure. Just be sure to go heavy on the cuddles for the rest of the day after.

My guess, his eyes will light up once he realizes how much he can hear.

By: Brotha Josh

Brotha Josh — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:33:08 +0000

Wow. This is great news, assuming it helps resolve the issue.

Best wishes going into that procedure and so forth.