Ear Update

We took Wright to the ENT yesterday and found out that he does need to get tubes in his ears. Apparently they are both very infected still and according to the dr. the infection looks like it has been there at least 3 months! Poor guy...no wonder he has been moaning throughout the night and his naps. Last time I took him to the pediatrician, our doctor was out and we saw another doctor. I asked her if his ears looked like they were still infected from the last time because that is what I thought had happened and she said it did not look that way to her. Sometimes, I think I need to just trust my mother's intuition...I would have taken him to an ENT a lot sooner. Anyways, the biggest concern with the chronic ear infections, besides general discomfort, is that he is hearing as if he is underwater. So, it can ultimately affect his speech. Poor Wright, he would be doomed if he had a speech impetement and glasses in kindergarten! The plan is to take him in on Monday morning at 6:30am to get the tubes put in. It is a fairly minor procedure and should take only about 10 minutes. The only part that concerns me at all is that he does go under anesthesia, but the dr. assured me that it is relatively no risk. I asked if I would be with him while it was being done, and he looked at me like I was crazy. Guess he doesn't want any parents in there passing out or even worst directing him what to do ;) I am excited about this being over with and not having to take Wright to the dr. once a month or more. The hope is that the tubes will fall out after about a year and he will be fine from that point on.