Results were much better today; although his Eustachian tubes (the ones which connect the middle ear to the throat) are apparently still/again blocked, they don't seem to be affecting his hearing as his results were within margin of error of previous tests. This is a good thing! It means we don't have to see the ENT about his middle ears...
Jarrah, on the other hand, just has one middle ear issue after another. Even though today's appointment was not for him, the audio's checked his tympanometry anyway (movement of ear drum, volume of ear space & pressure behind ear drum). His left ear still has a grommet and has been discharging on and off for nearly 5 weeks, and i've noticed a deterioration in his listening lately...how much of that is behavioural due to being unwell and how much is simply "i can't hear you" is a bit hard to tell. Measurements indicate fluid built up behind the right eardrum again, and that the grommet is not open at the moment - hardly surprising considering what's coming out of there! Fortunately we're off to the ENT next week for J anyway, so it was good to have some fresh results to take with us. Now i guess the question is...what to do?
Next appt: Tues 10th Aug - ENT for J
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