Pop Goes the Eardrum (remix version)

Here I go again on my own, going down the only road I've ever known. Well if you haven't guessed it already or heard (no pun intended), my right eardrum decided to let loose, and not in a good way. My eardrum went kaboom on Tuesday night. I woke up screaming, inconsolable from the pain, and my parents were clueless as to what had happened. Once again, I exhibited no symptoms and was acting normal. It was not until 1.5 days later that anyone noticed that my ear was oozing goop.

So on my 18th month birthday, off I went to visit Dr. Engle and low and behold, its a popped eardrum. This time I had so much pus in my ear that he had to take a special tool to suck it all out. I'm sure you are all thinking that I had to be held down, and you are thinking right. With my dad's assistance, he pinned me down and let the sucking begin. They finally stopped but then Dr. Engle wanted to put ear drops in immediately to start a course of antibiotics. With my mommy at a deposition, we placed a call to her so she could speak to Dr. Engle. After a discussion about something related to "risks and benefits" it was determined that to keep me on medication was not proving beneficial. The goal now is to clear the infection, heal the ear drum and insert tubes. Due to the fact that I exhibit no symptoms, can not appear to clear the fluid on my own, and constant medication is not good for my little immune system, it appears that this is the only way.

You read that right my friends, I am going to have tubes inserted. This will all take place at a to be determined date, but I will be placed under laughing gas. Sounds like its going to be a good time, doesn't it? First, I will have a hearing test on Thursday, February 4th, to determine my hearing level and afterwards I will see Dr. Engle for a checkup. It will be at that point in time that my surgery will be set up. A few weeks after my surgery I will return for another hearing test to determine if there was any hearing loss. Hopefully having tubes will allow me some much needed relief from the pressure in my middle ear that is constant and my inability to sleep through the night. Stay tuned...