At Ben's 18 month appointment his pediatrician noticed that there was fluid in his ears. I told her that quite often different doctors have told me this. Whether we've been in to My Doctor Now (the local urgent care) or seen another doctor in our normal pediatrician's office they always seem to say, "He has some fluid in his ears. Has he been sick?" Whether he has or not they then tell me not to worry and that the fluid will dry up soon. Upon hearing this my pediatrician (who hadn't seen Ben in awhile due to maternity leave) became semi-concerned and scheduled a follow up in a month to recheck his ears.
We went for the follow up yesterday and the fluid was still there. They also did a test to check the pressure in his ears and that showed fluid also. She has referred us to an ENT (Ear Nose and Throat doctor) who will check and see if he needs tubes put in. Chronic fluid in the ear can lead to speech delays which could explain why Ben doesn't really talk. He understands everything we say and he says a handful of words but mostly he grunts. When he babbles it is mainly with the da and na sounds - no other consonants. He calls me DaDa - although he has said MaMa a few times. I've scheduled an appointment with the ENT for April 2nd.
Our pediatrician also wants us to see a pediatric dentist because Ben's top incisor teeth (I think she said the incisors - the ones on either side of the top middle teeth) have not come in yet. Usually those are some of the first to come in. She said the dentist will do x-rays to make sure the teeth are there and then he might have to go in and bring them down. Super fun!
Ben's weight at his 19 month follow up - 32.6 lbs
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Ben's weight at his 19 month follow up - 32.6 lbs
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Poor little, I mean BIG, guy!! It looks like he is in for some not so fun times. It may help him start to talk though, once he can really hear.
Happy storytelling!
Aldine Allen
4 comments:
I had the same ear issue. I had tubes put in 5 times throughout my childhood. I'm not sure if you knew that or not. My kids have my ears so I'm expecting something like that. :) I don't know if I had any speech delay but my hearing was horrible so keep an eye out for that just in case. My kids hearing seems to be fine so maybe it was just me. Cali seems to be talking slower than Aedan did so maybe I should have her checked out. She's had a lot of ear infections which are also common when you have fluid in the ears.
Oh, and it was my Dad's Dad.
At Sam't 18 month appointment our dr didn't seem concerned about his teeth, and he only has the top 4, bottom 2, and now he has his 4 molars. Now I am going to start to worry about that... although he didn't get any at all till the day before his birhday. Good luck with taking him to the dentist, I haven't taken sam at all yet- just the bigger kids.
He looks so much like the twins now! I miss the kids, and you.
poor kid!! keep us posted!
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