Ella and I went in for her follow-up with the ENT this morning. Well, he had the scheduler make another appointment for her at the hospital for another ear cleaning with possible tube replacement. Even after irrigating her ears as his office recommended, the Dr. could not see down her ear canals... they are too tiny. We do know that she is hearing some, because she is babbling loudly, often sounding very bossy. ;o)But she also throws big grins in with it.
Here's the thing I'm concerned about: even though there are three excellent hospitals in that city, they didn't have an opening for two months (with the possibility of a sooner spot if they have a cancellation) and they can't do the ABR right afterwards... there has to be the follow-up visit with the ENT and then schedule the ABR again who knows how many more weeks out. I'm afraid we're just chasing our tails here, because the last ABR was only 6 weeks after the tubes were placed and already her ears were filled with fluid again! How will we ever learn whether she has a real hearing impairment and/or stop the fluid from building up again?
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I feel your frustration and feel so badly for you and Ella! This is all over my head so I'm no help to you at all! The best I can be is a sounding board, I'm afraid! Please continue to keep us posted as to how she's doing! :)
That is extremely frustrating, can you appeal to someone to bump your appointment up?
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