advice and help please - Parents' experience of continuous ear infections in toddlers

[mamakoukla]

Hello! Our DD has had ongoing symptomatic ear infections for approximately 6-7 months+. She has received three courses of antibiotics (amoxycillin, cefprozil) and, whilst each course seems to help and temporarily alleviate symptoms, the infection just bounces back.
a. have you had similar experiences and how was it handled?
b. we are not too eager about having grommets put in (my uncle lost his hearing after this sort of operation), has anybody had any luck with long courses of antibiotics?
c. any other approaches taken with children and recurring ear infections?

I appreciate any stories/advice.

[chocolepew]

My DD had horrendous trouble with her ears. The best help was a craniel oestopath.

[mamakoukla]

Thanks Chocolepew... what does a cranial osteopath do, how does it work and if you don't know anybody who sees one, how would you advise on finding a good one?

Ta xxx

How old is DD and at what age did she have problems with her ears?

[chocolepew]

DD is 11 now. She's had problems since a few months old. She was a forceps baby and I was told that they are more prone to ear infections (don't know if that's true). She would bang her head, hard, off the cot or wall. The only relief came when her ear drum burst. She was checked for hearing loss, but the Dr said not to bother with gromments as the ear canal gets wider as they get older. She had periods, still does, of hearing loss.

I was lucky because my own oesopath did cranial. As DD got older and if she had the cold and was bunged up, she would say she could feel 'stuff' running down her ears and into her throat (yuk, after a treatment, and by the next day could hear better. She does have a syndrome that makes her still need to have her ears drained, especially after a cold.

Maybe if you post your area somebody might know one they could recommend. I'm in N.Ireland.

HTH