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4yr old going deaf

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toddlercoaster · 21/02/2023 21:20

My DD1 is 4yrs old and has always been a healthy kid. She was not born in the UK so never had the mandatory hearing check. But she’s been always a good listener and never ever did I doubt she has a hearing problem. A bit of background — she’s been complaining of a buzzing sound in ear since 4 months so I took her to the GP thrice who said she has lots of wax which he showed it to me as well through the equipment used to check ears. The GP said she needs olive oil ear drops and I have completed using 3 bottles of the ear drops with no results. I called the nurse a couple of weeks ago for ear irrigation and she refused saying DD is too young for irrigation. A couple of months ago she had Amoxicillin for an ear infection and pain as well. Now me and DH have been noticing she seems to ignore when we speak to her. At first we thought maybe she’s just been the typical kid who doesn’t always reply to parents. But DH kept pestering me saying she’s behaving odd and has been completely ignoring him when his voice was at a normal level and he has to raise his voice to get her attention. I tried speaking to her today and asked her “do you want chocolate” in a normal voice to which she replied coming very close to me “mummy I cannot hear you clearly can you please repeat it”. I’m now going mad with worry, is she going deaf or is it the ear wax blocking her hearing. She also has a constant cold and cough since 4 weeks. GP keeps ignoring my pleas for her wax removal. What do I do? Any similar experiences?.

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emituofo · 22/02/2023 13:33

I would see an ENT privately, they have special tools that can suck whatever blocks the ears in a few mins and find out if there is any treatment to be done. My son had compalined about his ear and we were on NHS waiting list, took 3 months to see someone but didnt even try to do anything. We took him to private ENT problems solved within 5 mins.

HamFrancisco · 22/02/2023 13:40

I had my ears suctioned out at Specsavers. Don't know if they do kids, but FYI it wasn't particularly pleasant and I had to sit really still. Do you think your DD would be able to do that?

brownwire · 22/02/2023 14:03

@HamFrancisco That's what the nurse at my surgery has been telling me that it's difficult for kids that young to get a suction done as it's quite uncomfortable. Just waiting for the GP to have a look. Also she keeps complaining of some sound in one ear (the exact ear blocked with wax). Hope this gets sorted quickly!

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HamFrancisco · 22/02/2023 15:23

Yes, it's a bit uncomfortable but also quite loud and you have to sit really still as they've got an instrument deep in your ear.

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