~Vent~ thanks for lying to us

**jessgray** · 11-12-2006 10:31

well many regular BH's may know my ds1 has hearing loss in both ears. from what we have been told 1 ear requires grommets due to fluid in that ear the other ear they thougth was wax but now they arent so sure and on november 21st after a hearing test we were told he would be put on the urgent list.

well this where my vent starts
i ring up outpatients to get a rough idea of when ds1 would be seen and find otu he isnt on the urgent lsit at all

the fact that audiology said he would be going on the urgent list didnt seem to help when i was talking to the woman at outpatients which i could understand it was out of her hands. i am just so peeved.
DS1 wont learn to talk till his hearing is fixed and audiology have said that more then once. so why cant one hosptial department acknowledge it they're in the same building FFS!

by the time ENT see him whatever is reversible might not be reversible.the ear that they thought was wax according to audiology may be actually permanent hearing loss they arent sure thats they why they said he would be on urgent.

AM · 11-12-2006 10:34

I can understand your anger and fraustration! How annoying.

Just as an aside, have you taken him to see an osteopath?
I've heard of people having miraculous results.

All the best.

**jessgray** · 11-12-2006 10:36

whats a osteopath?

i think on friday i am going to get our gp to send a 2nd referal the lady at outpaitents said that can push ds1 up the list.

AM · 11-12-2006 10:45

Similar to a chiropractor, but they work in a more gentle way.

**jessgray** · 11-12-2006 10:47

how could they help my ds's hearing

**TwoBlue** · 11-12-2006 10:51

Hi Jessgray, i can certainly understand your frustration... but try not to worry to much... my DS didnt get his grommets in uintil just a few months ago (about 2.5 years old) he had bearly said "boo" before that and now he is talking heaps ! and my nephew whos hearing was "possibly permanently damaged" had his in just after age 3 and he is at school now and just fine !! so there is still lots of time for your DS.

In regards to the osteopath i think they are great but not for your Ds's issue

AM · 11-12-2006 10:54

You know, I'm not 100% sure of the ins and outs, but I have heard mums raving saying their children were going to have to get grommets, and after taking them to the Osteopath, the ears were fine.

I think it has something to do with cranial adjustment, which allows the fluid to drain properly from the ear.

To get a proper explanation, if you are interested, why not look up an Osteo in the phone book, and ring and have a chat to them about it, that way you would get it from the horses mouth, so to speak

The other thing I use on my son, who has a bit of ear trouble from time to time, are ear candles, but I don't know if they wouldbe helpful in your case or not.

**jessgray** · 11-12-2006 10:57

thanks. if he isnt pushed through we're looking at waiting till about july/august next yr just to see the ENT clinic then we will probably wait even longer to get him treated

we havent been given any referals or anything to speech pathologist or anything

so in the meantime we are just spose to watch hsi hearing get worse.

**TwoBlue** · 11-12-2006 10:57

I have heard about osteopathy for this problem but i am not sure how reliable it would be and also how long it takes to treat it.. when you have a child who's hearing is at risk and who isnt learning to talk i am all for the grommets !

as for ear candling ~ its great for ear wax build up but not for inner ear fluid build up.

**jessgray** · 11-12-2006 10:58

Originally Posted by ApprenticeMomma

You know, I'm not 100% sure of the ins and outs, but I have heard mums raving saying their children were going to have to get grommets, and after taking them to the Osteopath, the ears were fine.

I think it has something to do with cranial adjustment, which allows the fluid to drain properly from the ear.

To get a proper explanation, if you are interested, why not look up an Osteo in the phone book, and ring and have a chat to them about it, that way you would get it from the horses mouth, so to speak

The other thing I use on my son, who has a bit of ear trouble from time to time, are ear candles, but I don't know if they wouldbe helpful in your case or not.

thanks i'll look it up in the phone book.