Another Ear Infection

Kyleigh seemed a little on the fussy side Saturday night but Sunday morning it was obvious that something was wrong. She was in pain and she was planning to cry loud and hard enough until we fixed it. Bless her heart. So of course I called Greensboro Peds and we went to see Dr. Alexander. Her tube in the left ear was still clotted (no surprise there) and there was infection building up behind the ear drum causing obvious pain. Dr. Alexander felt it was necessary to try and unblock the clot using a small amount of peroxide (.5 mL) in the ear. Then she inserted a wick (small piece of expandable foam) in her ear. She said this would allow ear drops to travel into the ear drum instead of leaking out. The peroxide worked and loosened up some of the clot as was evidence by the blood on the wick when it came out around noon. She also prescribed her an antibiotic Omnicef to take once a day. She wants to see her in the office again on Tuesday or Wednesday to recheck the ear and make sure we are making progress on clearing up the infection. Our ENT is out of town and we will not see him until Sept 14th so Dr. Alexander felt it important that Greensboro Peds follow her until then. Since the doctor's appointment this morning she has been a happier baby. She has even played and smiled again. I am so looking forward to the day that she never has to fight an ear infection again.