Does your toddler have tubes?

Yea mine had her tonsils and adnoids out when she had the tubes put in. She had sleep apnea, central and local so she had to have them done anyway. She's just still miserable. I'm not sure what to do. Looks like yet another trip to the doc this week!

Man I really hope we don't have this problem for another 15 years! I was hoping it would go away this year. I have taken her and called several times about the drainage and they say it is totally normal. Her ped. ent is the best in the state. His dad is the first to ever do ear tubes. I really hope he knows what he is talking about! Her surgery was horrible so I don't want her to have to go through that again. I just feel bad for her ya know? She is so little and has had so many problems, I would lay down in front of a bus to take it all away for her. It is emotionally draining to see your baby in pain so often in her short little life. Thank you for your response! It's nice to have people to talk to about it!

Well, our pediatric ent said they would probably fall out after a year or so and that she may not need them redone after that but the way it has been going, I don't look for that to stand. She gets alot of drainage and pain. The drainage is common but still not great. At least not the kind she has. She also gets swimmers ear from the drainage. She has to have ear drops when it drains which she hates and cries about. She has to wear ear plugs in the bath cause any water in her ear just irritates it, but after her ear being dry for a while, she gets a hard wax build up which is very painful. I'm supposed to do a vinigar flush but it is extremely painful for her as they are very sensitive. It is just one never ending nightmare after another. I just need some reassurance that this isn't a lifelong problem and that she will be ok. Her hearing has improved drastically since having them put in but her articulation depends largely on weather or not she has drainage and irritation so it varies practially daily. It sucks!