Sigh... poor thing. We are no strangers when it comes to ear issues with little lady. For years, I've had her hearing tested, convinced that there was indeed hearing loss and possible other issues.
I'm sure I wrote while in London about the burst ear drum and the hole that wouldn't heal? Yes? No?
Well, she's been screaming like a banshee again lately when we wash her hair (even with the earplugs) so we decided to take a trip to the ENT. I started with just a general ENT since he was in the main medical building we visit and he could see us before the end of the year.
He confirmed that she still has a slight hole in her right ear and a much larger one in her left. He gave us the referral for yet another hearing test. That was yesterday. The hearing test now shows that she does have mild hearing loss in her right ear and moderate loss in the left. This is quite serious at her age. So... now we've called and gotten an appointment scheduled with a pediatric ENT in a couple weeks who will give us the next course of action. Most likely, she'll need some sort of surgery to repair/cover/plug her ear drums. I don't yet know what that means or entails. I'm trying not to be an Internet doctor, but I'm sure I'll so some google research before the appointment.
I just want her to feel better. To hear all that she can. And to be able to take a bath without screaming in pain.
Oh - and if the ears aren't enough, she's also got a plantar's wart on the bottom of her foot from an infection that most likely resulted from when she stepped on glass a month ago. We've started the patch things on that - but we'll have to go to the dermatologist if it doesn't clear up on it's own.
Good times. Keep little Birdie in your thoughts...
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