We have had somewhat of a scare with Audrey's ears these last few months, specifically the left. I could tell throughout the winter that she wasn't hearing me all that well. She couldn't hear my whisper at all, especially if her right ear was covered. She would have an earache in the night about once a month, but then all other symptoms of ear infection would never arise.
At a recent check-up with the pediatrician, I asked for a hearing test, and she failed it in the left ear fairly severely. We made an immediate visit to the ENT where she had received tubes so long ago. In the few days it took us to get to our appointment, she started complaining of pain and started a fever. So when we got to the ENT, she was too infected for him to accurately diagnose the problem. So we were put on hold for a cycle of antibiotics and more wondering what was in store for those ears...more tubes, reparative surgery, permanent hearing loss?
Fast forward 10 days...we finished strong antibiotics and eardrops and visited the ENT again. The infection was cleared up, and most importantly, Praise the Lord, her hearing was fully restored. Baby had just been "underwater" all winter apparently, causing her not to hear very well at all. She does have a small hole that needs to heal up from a rupture that occurred, and we will explore the possibility of tubes again if she fills up with fluid again especially in the winter.
But we are so grateful it was such an easy fix. We weren't extremely worried about this problem since it is pretty minor compared to most, but still, you hurt when your baby hurts and ache when there are problems with any part of them!
So she was given the all-clear to swim again! And we have wasted no time...Mimi paid for us to take a warm dip in the hot springs in Pagosa! We have also visited the Eastland Water Park, have two family reunion swims coming up, and more friend-swims already planned!
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