Ears

We went for Cason's ENT appointment yesterday morning to check on his ears. His ears were better BUT the fluid had not completely cleared up. Since it is summer and not "sick season" the doctor said it is hard to guess how his ears are going to do without another set of tubes. There is a chance that the rest of the fluid can clear up (he said it could just be left over from his ear infection last month) and his ears will be able to function properly on their own. But there is also a chance with "sick season" coming right up that we will start the whole constant ear infection process over again and need another set of tubes.

He said there is no way for him to know which way it will go for Cason so he wants to hold off on the tubes for just a little bit and see how things go, especially since he will be starting back at his school at the end of August. After he starts school, I think we will know pretty quickly how his ears are going to do.

So, we go back at the end of October to check and see if the fluid is gone, if it is not gone by then we will get another set of tubes because at that point it will be obvious that his ears cannot clear up the fluid on their own. As long as there is fluid in his ear, he will have muffled hearing in that ear so it is not something that we want to ignore. Also, if we even have one ear infection between now and our appointment at the end of October, that also means immediate tubes. So for now, we just wait and see.