Putty Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Anyone had this procedure done on their child? How old and how agonizing was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Mine went under full anesthesia for the procedure. He also had tonsils and adenoids removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Mine went under full anesthesia for the procedure. He also had tonsils and adenoids removed. How old was he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 my boy had it done. also had tonsils, adenoids, and a sinus procedure. its completely safe. don't worry about any stories you hear. most of the time, they simply fall out in time. my boy wasn't quite two when he had it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 hard to predict how kids will respond to anesthesia. plan for a rough day or two, and then be amazed when two hours later its like nothing ever happened. every kid comes out of it different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just kinda concerned about her being put under. More so them trying to get a needle in her vein to administer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I had tubes in my ears. It's nothing. Go in, get knocked out, wake up like nothing even happened. I don't even know about the needle in my arm, I got the gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 My niece and nephew both have them and they seems to be ok. My nephew's leaked at one point which was sort of gross, but they got that fixed. We are pretty sure our son is going to end up getting them as he gets ear infections all the damn time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Yeah...these ear infections are getting out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I had them, have no recollection of anything . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 It's not just about the annoyance and/or pain of the ear infections. Constant fluid in the ears or ear infections can seriously hinder speech development (which cascades to delaying just about everything else) just to put the negatives of not getting the tubes into perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just wondering how rough it was for a parent of a 1-3yr old that needed to have it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 My other nephew has hard hearing from scar tissue build up due to ear infections not being treated properly. We are going to the Dr tomorrow actually for a check up and going to mention tubes to the doc and see what he has to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 hard to predict how kids will respond to anesthesia. plan for a rough day or two, and then be amazed when two hours later its like nothing ever happened. every kid comes out of it different. This. younger the kid, the less complications anesthesia will have on the little guy. Eventually they fall out and make sure you keep them covered when they're near water. And they're a lot better than the alternative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 It's not just about the annoyance and/or pain of the ear infections. Constant fluid in the ears or ear infections can seriously hinder speech development (which cascades to delaying just about everything else) just to put the negatives of not getting the tubes into perspective. This. Our doc waited too long and our son had to take speech classes the first two years of school. Putty,Get the tubes done find a Doc you feel comfortable with. We no longer have the doctor that waited on tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 How old was he? I think he was about 4 or 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 My other nephew has hard hearing from scar tissue build up due to ear infections not being treated properly. We are going to the Dr tomorrow actually for a check up and going to mention tubes to the doc and see what he has to say I can't remember all of the details... but one of my good friends recently (within the last few years) had a (benign) tumor removed from one of his ears, I'm pretty sure as the result of scar tissue from lots of ear infections when he was younger. He had reconstructive surgery to repair the inner ear damage at the same time. It doesn't have an extremely high success rate. His first reconstruction didn't take and he had to have a second one. He now has a permanent and significant disability in that ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 A good friend of mine had his son get them when he was 4 years old. I know he didn't particularly enjoy the procedure. Before he had a speech impediment and was hard of hearing, now he is accelerating in his first year in preschool, speech is much better and he's learning to be a lot more social. I would have them done immediately for the same reasons Jesse mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 She speaks just fine now, but it seems every time she gets sick it turns into an ear infection, which you all know is not a happy time for anyone in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 My other nephew has hard hearing from scar tissue build up due to ear infections not being treated properly. We are going to the Dr tomorrow actually for a check up and going to mention tubes to the doc and see what he has to say Funny this thread comes up. My daughter is having done tomorrow. Along with her Adnoids. She's had ear problems since birth (now 6). It'll be nice not have to yell at her when she's not in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just wondering how rough it was for a PARENT of a 1-3yr old that needed to have it done. didn't hurt me one damn bit. there was a thread a while back on ear tubes where dr. (p)rick tried to convince people ear tubes were horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 enjoy the read bitches http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52160&highlight=ear+tubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 My daughter had it done when she was 5 or 6, and them had them removed after a couple years. Overall not a big deal, got her past her ear issues. Fluid just wouldn't drain before we had it done, but I don't remember her having a hard time with any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 All 3 of the boys had it done at the same day. They got tubes done and adenoids removed. When they woke up they were pissed at the world but good to go. I sent you a sametime if you have any other questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I am not trying to scare you, and I agree to have the tubes done. But, when my middle kid was 5 months, he had a heck of a time "coming to" after a surgery. Scary couple of hours for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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