ENT doctor

WEll we went to the ENT (ear,nose, throat,) dr today..Basically he had said that we are going to do tubes. There is ALOT of fluid in her ears..It usually is a pretty basic procedure but with her ears( they are really really really small inside) that it might take longer and be a little bit more tricky! Sometimes the tubes are actually to big to do bc there inner ears are so small. But he didnt think that was going to be the case for Avery. He thought they would be alright. As far as worrying about swimming and baths he said that i wouldnt have to worry about it bc once again her inner ears are so small.Is it a cure?? No, he told me that...there is still a 50% chance that she may still get ear infections, and there is still a 20% chance that she will have to have it (tubes)done again bc her inner ears are SOOO small. Also usually the tubes just disappear as they get older and the hole usually grows shut but sometimes in children with down syndrome the hole doesnt grow shut so we will have to watch that..So i said its another dr that we get to add to the list to see on a regular base and he said yep..arent you lucky!!!! I guess so! :) They also have problems with ear wax buildup bc there ears are so small so they will build up quickly and he said that it will probalby be necessary to go in on a regular bases to get them cleaned out. We talked about her runny nose too..It seems like she always has a ruunyy nose part of it is acid reflux, the other part is her nose part its smaller inside also..so when he is putting in the tubes he is going to take out her adnoid(sp??) im not sure exactly what its good for or what it is but he said that its like your tonsils that you dont really need it and it will help with the runny nose. SO i guess we will wiat for them to call and schedule the surgery. It will probably be in about 5 days they said.





Here are a few pictures for your pleasure:) She loves to try to fit herself into places that she doesn't exactly fit. Well she got stuck next to my desk. And a few of her pushing her dolly around!!

WEll we went to the ENT (ear,nose, throat,) dr today..Basically he had said that we are going to do tubes. There is ALOT of fluid in her ears..It usually is a pretty basic procedure but with her ears( they are really really really small inside) that it might take longer and be a little bit more tricky! Sometimes the tubes are actually to big to do bc there inner ears are so small. But he didnt think that was going to be the case for Avery. He thought they would be alright. As far as worrying about swimming and baths he said that i wouldnt have to worry about it bc once again her inner ears are so small.Is it a cure?? No, he told me that...there is still a 50% chance that she may still get ear infections, and there is still a 20% chance that she will have to have it (tubes)done again bc her inner ears are SOOO small. Also usually the tubes just disappear as they get older and the hole usually grows shut but sometimes in children with down syndrome the hole doesnt grow shut so we will have to watch that..So i said its another dr that we get to add to the list to see on a regular base and he said yep..arent you lucky!!!! I guess so! :) They also have problems with ear wax buildup bc there ears are so small so they will build up quickly and he said that it will probalby be necessary to go in on a regular bases to get them cleaned out. We talked about her runny nose too..It seems like she always has a ruunyy nose part of it is acid reflux, the other part is her nose part its smaller inside also..so when he is putting in the tubes he is going to take out her adnoid(sp??) im not sure exactly what its good for or what it is but he said that its like your tonsils that you dont really need it and it will help with the runny nose. SO i guess we will wiat for them to call and schedule the surgery. It will probably be in about 5 days they said.

Here are a few pictures for your pleasure:) She loves to try to fit herself into places that she doesn't exactly fit. Well she got stuck next to my desk.