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well my Niece managed to get an answer from her docs about the repeated ear infection sweeps...

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BigCremeEggs · 30/03/2007 22:28

and its cos she got a narrow ear canal... please explain more? (more bad news...she got ear infection on her other ear now as she had 7 ear infections in the same ear for 11 months)

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CadburyCremeSquonk · 30/03/2007 22:34

oh. Well that's ok then!

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BigCremeEggs · 30/03/2007 22:52

but possibly she will have it for the rest of her life

she first got it as she arrived to USA last April and for the first week on hols..she was crying alot - she was 1 at the time - wud that not helped being on the plane?..... awwww is she really in pain?

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Aimsmum · 30/03/2007 22:54

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BigCremeEggs · 30/03/2007 22:56

well thats the problem as her docs said that her ear drums hadnt burst.....but for every cold she have..her ear start sweeping terrible as its all in her hair too as its like green snot - yuck!

she will be 2 next month

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BigCremeEggs · 30/03/2007 22:57

aimsmum - does anyone else in your family suffer from it?

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Aimsmum · 30/03/2007 23:02

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BigCremeEggs · 30/03/2007 23:07

her hearing is fine and never complained. But that was her docs said....

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Aimsmum · 30/03/2007 23:10

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3easterbunniesandnomore · 30/03/2007 23:10

Os ot glue ear..that sort of exist in many young children because of their size/age..i.e. things are amnatomically normal really just a bit tight...iykwim...and mot of the time tey out grow that, somethimes of course they need more help...but you say she is hearing well ...just...(not jsut, but ykwom) has infections with no problem...don't think tere is much to do , unless it effects teh hearing..just count yourself lucky, I suppose!
And, yes, I know how unpleasnt earinfections are...ahve suffered a lot of those....

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BigCremeEggs · 30/03/2007 23:12

ill get some more info as it what my mum told me for now and ill report back l8ter

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Saggarmakersbottomknocker · 31/03/2007 09:37

CremeEggs - if it's weeping then the eardrum has definitely burst. They heal back up quite quickly but the dov should know that

All my three suffered with glue ear - repeated ear infections and weeping ears. Two of them had grommits - little tubes placed in the ear drum to help the rubbish drain away, they both had tonsils and adenoids out too. dd grew out of her problems.

Flying with glue ear is vile and very painful your poor niece. My ds 2 still has problems flying. He's 15 now and landing reduces him to tears.

paulaplumpbottom · 31/03/2007 09:38

I think they can open them up somehow

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BigCremeEggs · 02/04/2007 13:36

i hope so..

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