Anyone had a tube put in their ear?

[TripleAAA]

I had it done when I was an infant, but obviously don't remember. Wondering if anyone around here has had the procedure done, what it was like, etc.

 

[JulesMaximus]

You can't go in the water for a month or so but otherwise you won't feel a thing.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

I had it done when I was around 6 years old, I still remember a lot of what went down. Basically, they ask you what scent anesthetic you want, ask you to count backwards from 1000, and the next thing you know you're awake with tubes in your ears .

 

[Howard]

What are they and what are they for?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
You can't go in the water for a month or so but otherwise you won't feel a thing.

IIRC it's closer to a year that you can't go swimming. Aside from that you can't tell at all.

Originally posted by: Howard
What are they and what are they for?

It's for people with bad hearing. I can't remember exactly what it is that they do, but I had my adenoids pulled out and tubes stuffed in my ears to fix my hearing.

 

[Auggie]

i had it done about 5 times as i was growing up. the worst part is is the anesthetic... that stuff was scary. the procedure itself if very safe, very little to be worried about. i don't remember being told not to swim for a month. /shrug

enjoy your better hearing after the operation!

 

[Gamingphreek]

I have had 3 sets of ear tubes over my 18 year lifespan. I dont remember much, but I do know you have to wear plugs if you go in water.

-Kevin

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I had one when I was 12 or so. The antibiotic they gave me was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life. The procedure itself is no big deal.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
You can't go in the water for a month or so but otherwise you won't feel a thing.

IIRC it's closer to a year that you can't go swimming. Aside from that you can't tell at all.

Originally posted by: Howard
What are they and what are they for?

It's for people with bad hearing. I can't remember exactly what it is that they do, but I had my adenoids pulled out and tubes stuffed in my ears to fix my hearing.

No, it's for people who's ears don't drain properly and are prone to frequent ear infections. Fluid normally drains from the inner ear into the nose/throat but if that narrow canal is plugged then fluid builds up behind the ear drum and becomes infected. As the infection worsens the pressure on the inner ear becomes excrutiatingly painful until the eardrum ruptures.

My son was plagued with ear infections for the first two years of his life...I became an expert on them.

 

[LookingGlass]

I had them in when I was little, no big deal. I just remember when it was time to take them out. Digging in my ear, I hated that doctor. Wish it could of done more, like restored the hearing loss in my left ear.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: Howard
What are they and what are they for?

It's for people with bad hearing. I can't remember exactly what it is that they do, but I had my adenoids pulled out and tubes stuffed in my ears to fix my hearing.

Are you serious?

 

[TripleAAA]

Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

Antibiotics aren't painful at all. The stronger ones can cause a feeling of nausea and upset stomach but that's about it. Take it with food.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

Hmm, IIRC the tubes are supposed to fall out as you get older (since the tubes are usually put in when you're baby). Usually the problems don't come back but they might've for you. The tubes don't have anything to do with how well you hear...have you been having a lot of ear infections?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Mrvile

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

Hmm, IIRC the tubes are supposed to fall out as you get older (since the tubes are usually put in when you're baby). Usually the problems don't come back but they might've for you. The tubes don't have anything to do with how well you hear...have you been having a lot of ear infections?

That's true...at least for toddlers. My son's fell out within a year.

 

[TripleAAA]

Originally posted by: Mrvile

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

Hmm, IIRC the tubes are supposed to fall out as you get older (since the tubes are usually put in when you're baby). Usually the problems don't come back but they might've for you. The tubes don't have anything to do with how well you hear...have you been having a lot of ear infections?

Haven't had any ear infections, however the doctor has put me on decongestents for about a month to see if they help...but I don't think they will. She seems to think the next step would be to put a tube in.

Yeah, I know the tubes are supposed to fall out which is why it was so wierd. It was definitly a tube though and that seemed to be the starting point of my hearing going downhill.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: TripleAAA

Originally posted by: Mrvile

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

Hmm, IIRC the tubes are supposed to fall out as you get older (since the tubes are usually put in when you're baby). Usually the problems don't come back but they might've for you. The tubes don't have anything to do with how well you hear...have you been having a lot of ear infections?

Haven't had any ear infections, however the doctor has put me on decongestents for about a month to see if they help...but I don't think they will. She seems to think the next step would be to put a tube in.

Yeah, I know the tubes are supposed to fall out which is why it was so wierd. It was definitly a tube though and that seemed to be the starting point of my hearing going downhill.

They say putting tubes in will cause scaring on the ear drum but that usually doesn't become a problem until they've done it a few times.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

Antibiotics aren't painful at all. The stronger ones can cause a feeling of nausea and upset stomach but that's about it. Take it with food.

The antibiotic I received was in eardrop form. The doctor told me - and this is the only time I've heard a doctor say this - "These will hurt a lot." I would lie on my side on the couch and drip the eardrops in, and the pain was just stunning. I think it was the most concentrated pain I have ever experienced, surpassing the time I had a ruptured colon, and the time I dislocated my shoulder. My eyes literally watered from the pain.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Well what was wierd was that a couple years ago, a tube fell out of my right ear. That tube had been in there since I was probably 2-3 years old and it fell out about 20 years later. Since then, the hearing in that ear has gone downhill.

So it sounds to me like most people have issues with the antibiotic? How is it painful to take an antibiotic? I can see being nautious...

I'm a big sissy when it comes to seeing the doctor so I'm hoping they can put me out for it. The doctor I talked to said it was painful, but relatively quick procedure.

Antibiotics aren't painful at all. The stronger ones can cause a feeling of nausea and upset stomach but that's about it. Take it with food.

The antibiotic I received was in eardrop form. The doctor told me - and this is the only time I've heard a doctor say this - "These will hurt a lot." I would lie on my side on the couch and drip the eardrops in, and the pain was just stunning. I think it was the most concentrated pain I have ever experienced, surpassing the time I had a ruptured colon, and the time I dislocated my shoulder. My eyes literally watered from the pain.

I've never taken antibiotics anyway other than orally and that didn't hurt a bit.

Edit-I've had one ear infection where my eardrum ruptured and that was a few years ago. I was in bed and woke up with an excrutiating pain in my ear and couldn't even lie down because the pain was worse in that position. About an hour or so later the pain stopped and I noticed a bit of dried fluid on my pillow the next morning so I assumed my ear drum ruptured.

It was strange because I haven't had an ear infection since I was a child. Nor have I had one since.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
I had it done when I was around 6 years old, I still remember a lot of what went down. Basically, they ask you what scent anesthetic you want, ask you to count backwards from 1000, and the next thing you know you're awake with tubes in your ears .

Yup, almost exactly the same experience for me, I might've been 6 years old as well heh.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

I've never taken antibiotics anyway other than orally and that didn't hurt a bit.

I guess I don't see the relevance of that, since the eardrop antibiotics are used for this application (or at least they were when I was a kid). I have taken many many different antibiotics over the years without any problem, but those eardrops were almost unbelievably painful. I thought I might pass out from it.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

I've never taken antibiotics anyway other than orally and that didn't hurt a bit.

I guess I don't see the relevance of that, since the eardrop antibiotics are used for this application (or at least they were when I was a kid). I have taken many many different antibiotics over the years without any problem, but those eardrops were almost unbelievably painful. I thought I might pass out from it.

I was just explaining why I posted that antibiotics don't hurt. That's all.

Why were you given antibiotics as a kid? Was it for ear infections? If so, I can understand why it hurt so much.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

I've never taken antibiotics anyway other than orally and that didn't hurt a bit.

I guess I don't see the relevance of that, since the eardrop antibiotics are used for this application (or at least they were when I was a kid). I have taken many many different antibiotics over the years without any problem, but those eardrops were almost unbelievably painful. I thought I might pass out from it.

I was just explaining why I posted that antibiotics don't hurt. That's all.

Why were you given antibiotics as a kid? Was it for ear infections? If so, I can understand why it hurt so much.

The antibiotics I'm talking about were given to me when I had the tube put in. Actually, as I think about it, I think I may have gotten them when the tube itself got infected after some period of time. I don't think they'd use them for ear infections, since without the tube there, there would be no way for the antibiotic to get into the ear.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

I've never taken antibiotics anyway other than orally and that didn't hurt a bit.

I guess I don't see the relevance of that, since the eardrop antibiotics are used for this application (or at least they were when I was a kid). I have taken many many different antibiotics over the years without any problem, but those eardrops were almost unbelievably painful. I thought I might pass out from it.

I was just explaining why I posted that antibiotics don't hurt. That's all.

Why were you given antibiotics as a kid? Was it for ear infections? If so, I can understand why it hurt so much.

The antibiotics I'm talking about were given to me when I had the tube put in. Actually, as I think about it, I think I may have gotten them when the tube itself got infected after some period of time. I don't think they'd use them for ear infections, since without the tube there, there would be no way for the antibiotic to get into the ear.

Yeah, I can see why that would hurt. It likely wasn't the antibiotics that hurt but the pressure on the infected ear.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

I've never taken antibiotics anyway other than orally and that didn't hurt a bit.

I guess I don't see the relevance of that, since the eardrop antibiotics are used for this application (or at least they were when I was a kid). I have taken many many different antibiotics over the years without any problem, but those eardrops were almost unbelievably painful. I thought I might pass out from it.

I was just explaining why I posted that antibiotics don't hurt. That's all.

Why were you given antibiotics as a kid? Was it for ear infections? If so, I can understand why it hurt so much.

The antibiotics I'm talking about were given to me when I had the tube put in. Actually, as I think about it, I think I may have gotten them when the tube itself got infected after some period of time. I don't think they'd use them for ear infections, since without the tube there, there would be no way for the antibiotic to get into the ear.

Yeah, I can see why that would hurt. It likely wasn't the antibiotics that hurt but the pressure on the infected ear.

I believe it was the antibiotics themselves. Water didn't cause the pain, but the antibiotics caused absolutely excruciating pain.