For several months now, Zachary has been awaking during the night saying his ears hurt. His snoring has increased and he does not seem to be hearing as well. He also still has issues with his speech. He only complains at night and says it only hurts lying down. He never has a fever and never has a cold or congestion. During the day, he is running around playing and never complains of his ears hurting. But the lack of sleep has really affected his behavior during the day.
Three weeks ago, he did not sleep all night one night and was in a lot of pain so we took him to the doctor -- of course, he had an ear infection and was put on antibiotics. Since then, he still gets up at night complaining but never complains during the day. I have consulted several doctors and friends and had planned on taking him for a consultation to discuss all our concerns with his ears and speech development -- could it possibly be fluid that is causing the discomfort as well as affecting his speech development. Would he benefit from tubes in his ears?
Today, Zachary complained all morning of his ears hurting. He was in a lot of pain so I took him to the MD -- of course, another ear infection. This is three or four since April that have been diagnosed -- he has probably had many that come and go. So, he is on antibiotics and we will go back for a recheck in two weeks. The doctor today said that once this ear infection clears, we need to visit an ENT and having a hearing test. Whoo...
