We've noticed a change in Ben in the last few months. He's not hearing properly and as a result, he's not speaking properly. He often asks us to repeat what we have said, and he pronounces words wrong.
We mentioned this to his doctor and she sent him for a hearing test. This showed he has a lot of wax in his ears, and one ear has hearing loss.
We then got referred to an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist.
We saw the ENT specialist today. He removed large amounts of wax from Ben's ears and tested the pressure in his ears again. He said one ear is good, the other is blocked. He said Ben has large adenoids (blocking the eustation tube, and therefore the ear) He gave us a steroid nasal spray to try for 3 weeks, to see if it helps shrink the adenoids. If it doesn't work, he will take them out. We have another appointment in 3 weeks to see how it's going.
We have long suspected Ben has enlarged adenoids, as he snores, mouth breathes and dribbles. We have mentioned this to a different ENT specialist about 12-18 months ago. We got dismissed at that time. We are pleased this doctor is taking action.
We will update again in 3 weeks when we have our follow up appointment.
Ben was fantastic with the doctor. He let him look everywhere he wanted, and held very still while he pulled out the wax that must have been completely blocking his little ears it was so big!
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Poor little Ben. He will think everyone is screaming by the time his ears get cleared. :)
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