Lia gets Ear Tubes

This picture of Lia was taken the evening of the procedure, which was on Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
Thankfully, she didn't seem to have any pain and was her normal, happy self...



Lia was having trouble with re-occuring ear infections for several months prior to the procedure. The doctor said she was a terrific candidate for getting ear tubes because the structure of her inner ear (as with Jessica) is not quite developed enough to drain the fluid on its own. Having all that fluid build-up behind Lia's ear drum was causing her some hearing loss, as well as providing a perfect breeding ground for bacteria to accumulate -resulting in multiple ear infections. So, as with Jessica (who no longer needs ear tubes because her ears are now able to drain the fluid on their own), Lia will likely need these ear tubes for about a year or so. Since the tubes are designed to stay in place for about a year, we may not ever need to repeat this procedure. But, if we so (Jessica had her tubes done twice), we do not feel it is a big deal, at least as far as Lia's comfort is concerned. The worst part is the fasting... no solids or liquids after midnight. Lia had her procedure done at 7:30 a.m. the next day; it was a bit of a struggle to draw her attention away from wanting her bottle.

Here's to good hearing and no more ear infections (fingers crossed) for Miss Lia!