Thursday, December 27, 2007

Continuing Ear Saga

After a week, the infection and perforation seemed to be resolved. I scheduled appts with her audiologist and ENT just to be absolutely sure everything was ok -- these were a few weeks out so we'd know whether the eardrum had healed completely or not. Her hearing seemed significantly affected right after the perforation. Since this was her "good" ear, I hoped no permanent damage had been done.

Early December, Demi saw the audiologist who verified her hearing was "mostly" back to normal. She attributed the mild decrease to a small amount of fluid still in the car. Mid-December, we went to the ENT for a final check. The fluid was worse, but no infection. Because of the worsened fluid, her hearing was pretty bad in that ear.

We have to see someone else in the future to verify the fluid has resolved. I'm looking for a natural decongestant to avoid using prescription or OTC decongestants.

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