Preston has been fussy for a day or two and has had a very runny nose (still clear though). This morning he started tugging on his ears, so I figured we needed to head to the doctor again. Dr. Morchower didn't have any openings but Dr. Henderson did. She is so calm and gentle that we got through the whole appointment without any tears!! John met me there to help since Carter is still having trouble with the whole listening thing. There was fluid on both of his ears and more on the left one than the right one. She said it was very borderline but enough to write another prescription for antibiotics. She wants to see him in two weeks to check on it.
I talked to her about how this is his third or fourth ear infection and when should we start to be concerned. She said it is hard to put an exact number on it. She said that a lot of it depends on the frequency and how well he responds to antibiotics before referring us to an ENT. I explained how I suffered from ear infections as a kid and our nephews have had numerous ear infections. She agreed that part of it could be hereditary and some of it could also be from allergies. He is too young to try allergy medications so... She said that we will see how the fall goes but I personally think at this point two double ear infections within weeks of each other is a little excessive. If he has one more soon, then I am going to request to see an ENT.
I am thankful, though, that we caught this one early before it got too bad. Hopefully he will be feeling like himself tomorrow.
2 comments:
My pedi has had the girls on children's zyrtec since about 1 yr old. They have allergies that show up as runny noses, they haven't had ear infections though. Hope he feels better soon!
I also have Noah on Children's Zyrtek...just a 1/4 of a tsp. Not everyday...just as needed. Hope little man feels better soon1
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