Comments on: Great, so he can’t hear then?

By: daron @ urinary tract infection

daron @ urinary tract infection — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:37:40 +0000

Thanks for the interesting post. My son had similar hearing issues but we took care of it early. I look forward to reading more from you in the future.

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By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:04:48 +0000

Thanks for your comments everyone. I think I’ll try to get him in to see a chiropractor for an adjustment and see how that goes.

By: A Free Man

A Free Man — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:59:36 +0000

Hope it sorts itself out, Joe! A Free Man’s last blog post..How in the world can a poor man eat?

By: j-momma

j-momma — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:00:38 +0000

p.s. i used to work for a chiropractor and if you get a good one, they can do wonders with babies and ear infections. i would definitely recommend this as well. j-momma’s last blog post..Confessions of a Bad Mom

By: j-momma

j-momma — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:58:29 +0000

we had the same problem with Mateo. he had ear tubes placed because of frequent infections, but one fell out and we didn't notice. and he didn't seem to feel any pain as normally associated with ear infections so we didn't even know he had one. turns out, he must have had several cause there was so much fluid in his ear that it started changing the shape of the canal which can cause permanent damage. now don't we feel like the worst parents in the world! well, long story short, new ear tubes and a couple hearing tests later, his hearing is completely normal. so don't worry too much about it. the only impact it might have is with speech development. but he's so young you have plenty of time to fix the problem and catch up. j-momma’s last blog post..Confessions of a Bad Mom

By: lora

lora — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:21:52 +0000

Get him checked but don't worry about it too much (ha!). Development specialist won't worry about boy's language until they are 3 or so. Maybe Tyler is just typical in this one area. He seems to be a superstar in others. I had this problem when I was little, and was 5 when they found out I was 80% deaf. I can hear dog whistles now, thanks to surgery. And that was almost 30 years ago. I'm sure it is way advanced by now. lora’s last blog post..

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:39:59 +0000

Yeah, I say don’t worry too much. Get him checked to be sure, but each kid does things at HIS own pace. Even my daughter who is 4.5 can read like she came out of the womb doing it didn’t talk really until after Ben was born and she was 28 months. Ben, on the other hand was saying “ah da” for all done at 7 months. He’s 28 months NOW and he can hold entire conversations. You should hear him now “I’m Ben B-E-N Ben and I want chicken nuggets.” He’s “writing” this in a piece of paper.

Enough weird stuff about my kids. Ben also has VERY sensitive ears, but has never had an infection. He can’t stand to have them touched. He also rubs them when he’s tired. Good luck!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:19:49 +0000

Joe, As I was reading this post, I kept thinking, they need to get Tyler a chiropractic adjustment. I was happy to see you already had done some research on this. I think (I'm no chiropractor by any means!) the Atlas and Axis (the top two vertebrae, C1 and C2) are the cause of most ear infections. Tyler might get MAJOR benefit from a single adjustment, even. Also, I wanted to let you know I think it's normal for boys to be much slower to develop their speech abilities. I have a nephew who is now 8 who hardly said a word before he was 2. Now he speaks and reads on what is probably an 8th grade level. I have another nephew who is about 18 months, who still hardly says much. I'll pray for Tyler and that darn fluid in his ears! Nathan’s last blog post..Dominican Republic: Friday

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:08:08 +0000

My thoughts are with you guys right now…I will say one extra prayer for you tonight too.