Down Syndrome Awareness Month - Ears (Day 6)

When we were at the Ear Nose and Throat doctor's office in late summer for a follow up visit, we were all amazed at the fact that Colin has been going there for 10 years. For the most part, we've been really lucky but this is probably the one area that he's needed the most attention medically. As a baby and toddler, Colin never had ear infections but by the time he was 6, he needed to have his tonsils and adenoids out because his sleep was terrible and it was determined that was a result of his tonsils being too big for his airway. When he would lay flat, his tonsils would cover most of his airway and then it was difficult for his body to get the oxygen he needed when sleeping. After awhile later around 7, one of his ears was not testing well and it was determined that he had fluid that was starting to solidify and so that was cleared out and a tube was put in just in his left ear. The tube lasted for just over it's liftetime (3.5 years) and came out at the start of this summer. He made it through the whole rest of the summer without any issues so the doctor feels that as he's aged and his body is physically maturing, that he should be good without having a tube any longer. Let's hope for continued success!