ENT

Jesse had his appt with the ENT Dr. (Ear Nose throat) after three months of an ear infection that just doesn't seem to want to go away. He has been treated with amoxicillan back in March when he went to the pediatrician for his nine month check up and then in April he was on omnicef and came back two weeks later at the beginning of May and it was still there and so he was given Augmentin. We just went back after the augmentin was finished and the ear infection was still there. So on Tuesday he was started on injections and azithromycin at the same time hoping to get this bug once and for all, at that appointment we were also told to go ahead and contact an ENT Dr. So after 4 days on antibiotics and shots we went to the Pediatrician and the ENT Dr. yesterday. Both ears are still filled with fluid and infected severely, then Dr. Heras ran tests on his ears and that didn't look good. Jesse is scheduled to go in on Tuesday morning to get tubes put in his ears. It is going to be so difficult and I all ready am dreading it, all ready feel so bad for my little boy. He is not allowed to eat or drink anything the day of until after the surgery. He is going to be one cranky, hungry, unhappy little boy until they put him out on Tuesday morning.
The Pediatrician, Dr. Davis explained a bit about the ears and tubes to me. Ear infections happens when fluid builds up in the area behind your baby's eardrum and then becomes infected. Babies are particularly susceptible to ear infections because their Eustachian tubes are short (about 1/2 inch) and horizontal. As they grow to adulthood, their tubes triple in length and become more vertical, so fluid can drain more easily.

So because Jesse's tubes are horizontal they are having a hard time draining and the medications have not cleared it up. so when the tubes are put in it should immediately drain his ears. During the procedure, which is done under general anesthesia, an otolaryngologist makes a tiny incision in the child's eardrum and inserts a millimeters-long tube into the slit. These tubes act as a vent, letting air in and fluid out so bacteria can't flourish. "It helps the Eustachian tube work better"