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To: Rich1 who wrote (2609)	12/7/1999 9:57:00 PM
From: Ms. X	Respond to of 9427

Get the tubes. Your daughter has a better chance of getting rid of them or at least she will be more comfortable until she grows out of the ear infection phase. They do grow out of it.

To: Rich1 who wrote (2609)	12/7/1999 10:14:00 PM
From: Lost1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9427

Expert of nothing, except for the trial and error 'will that be cash?' scattershot form of medicine that is perpetrated on children from greedy over-booked, over-worked pediatricians. When your kid's Dr. joins in partnership with other Dr.s and then more join so that everytime you go in there are even more names on the door...CHANGE DOCTORS!!! At this point they have become fast-food type establishments and they only care about production. OK, I'm done ranting. I have 4 children from age 5-10. We never had to get tubes, but everyone I know that has is very happy that they don't have to go to the Dr. every week. THe antibiotics that they pile into your kid, which they are paid handsomely to push, destroy your child's immune system. Tubes--they are a bit of a hassle in that they can't get their ears in water and are forced to wear these embarrassing earplugs every time they are near water. She can pretend, at first, that she has on cool headphones like astronauts..soon she won't even notice she has them on. SHe might be young enough that she won't even be embarrassed..that would be a very big break for Mama and Dad. Girls get very self conscious at a very young age. Peer pressure hits them long before it does the boys. If she has had infections for 2 years it sounds like it's time to try something else....Give your wife the green light. You'll be glad in the end and so will your girl. Good Luck Rico! ps--You know what the greatest word in the world is? daddy

To: Rich1 who wrote (2609)	12/7/1999 10:19:00 PM
From: Dana Johnson	Respond to of 9427

From my experience, the tubes seem to help. However, they are somewhat a treatment for the symptom, not the cause. In my son's case, until we worked on the allergies the tubes couldn't come out at the normal (outgrowing?) time. The doctor kept putting them back in. So just be aware, maybe if the first set of tubes don't do the trick, get another opinion... dana

To: Rich1 who wrote (2609)	12/7/1999 11:16:00 PM
From: Robert Brooks	Respond to of 9427

Our daughter had constant ear infections until we got the tubes. After that she never had another earache (that was 18 years ago, she's now 21). Regards, RB