Jacob had his 6 month check-up with the ENT (for his tubes) this morning. Doc said they looked pretty good. He had to dig out some wax in both ears. The right ear was worse than the left and Doc was concerned about the wax plugging the tube. Doc ended up making the ear bleed a little bit while cleaning it out. Jacob was a little squirmy. We have to do drops again for a few days until it heals up.
Doc is also having us come back every four months for a recheck rather than every six months to prevent the excessive build-up. We also have to do drops for a few days before the next appointment to moisten the ear to make cleaning easier.
The Doc asked us if we thought Jacob was hearing any better. I'm certain he is for the fact that he's such a little repeater. He's added more words since I last posted. Grandpa, over, clue, red, green, a drink, light, on, off, onies (macaroni), not hot, and I'm sure there's more. It's so great to see the progress!
Well, hopefully having check-ups every four months will be helpful. I'm glad that the Dr. though his ears looked good overall. I'm sure it was hard for JJ to sit still during all of that...it'd be hard for me, too! I hope his vocab. continues to grow and grow...what an exciting time this is! :)
ReplyDeleteIt must be so exciting to hear all of these new words. I love that he says onies for macaroni, that is really adorable.
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