Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxa!wetcw From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Help Needed With Ear Infections - (nf) Message-ID: <942@pyuxa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 10:06:06 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxa.942 Posted: Wed Aug 8 10:06:06 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Aug-84 03:20:52 EDT References: <1178@cbneb.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 22 Audree, have your child checked for too small ear canal passages. This sometimes allows fluids and other nasties to build up down next to the eardrum causing all sorts of infections to develop. There is a simple cure in that small round tubes are placed in the canal to stretch the canal. These are changed as the child grows. They have some initial discomfort, but seems to cut down on infections by allowing better air circulation. Both of the kids next door had this problem and the tubes were put in. They wore them for about two years ( around 8 to 10 years old). They are fine now with no infections since they stopped using the tubes. I used to be prone to ear infections as a child. It always happened when water was trapped in the canal. I soon learned to get all of the water out. Be very careful about advice from us so-called-experts though. Take your child to a GOOD EEN&T doctor. You could mention what you have gotten off the net though, just to bring the different ideas to his attention. Good Luck. I remember well many nights of pain. T. C. Wheeler