Posted by holly
on 4/25/2009, 6:28 pm, in reply to "Ear tubes,Surgery"
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Hi Anie...not sure if I understand the post or not, but ear tubes are usually placed at time of palate repair. Most all babies with cleft will need ear tubes to help with fluid build up behind the eardrum. They don't necessarily have to have infections to have fluid build up. It is usually done at the time of palate repair because they are going under anesthesia for surgery and it prevents them from having another procedure/anesthesia. They should recheck his hearing six weeks later. I would advise you to go ahead and let them place the tubes while he is under for his palate repair considering he is already having some infections/fluid. My daughter had her tubes placed at nine months also and had only had one ear infection but when her hearing was tested, had severe conductive hearing loss due to fluid. Her hearing was checked a few weeks ago and was normal....i think she heard stuff I couldn't hear!!
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: Hi! i have a 9 mo. old baby boy who is going
: to have his palate repaired in the next
: month (i am frightened), and last time i saw
: the surgeon he mentioned the possibility of
: placing ear tubes (my son had some fluid
: when he was assessed) at the same time of
: the repair, my boy has had only 1 ear
: infection since he was born and it happened
: last week and we noticed it because it just
: happened that he had a follow up app. to
: check his weight, anyways i have been
: reading these posts since last august and i
: have read that the ear tubes actually come
: off at the time of the surgery is anyone
: familiar with this? i would really
: appreciate some advise, i will definitely
: bring this up during our pre-op visit but i
: would like to have some input from different
: people..well thank you all so much, God
: Bless!!
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