Poor Baby Micah
We are taking Micah to the ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor next week to get his hearing checked and get him evaluated for "tubes". This is where they put a small plastic tube through the ear drum to let the fluid empty into the ear canal. They stay in for a few months. He will go under general anesthesia to have it done. We don't know for sure yet if he will get them, but his primary doctor thinks the ENT will choose to do it. At this point we're hoping the ENT agrees that he needs them because it has not been fun watching him live with all these infections! Well keep you updated!
Here is a link where there are still pictures of Chronic Otits Media (the condition Micah has). The top left picture is what Micah's ear looks like now with all the fluid behind the ear drum, and the one next to it shows a metal tube placed to drain the fluid. For those of you with stronger stomachs, here is an actual video (really short) of a tube being placed into an ear with Chronic Otitis Media.