Anyone ever had or has inner ear infections?? more info!?

Yes-it is an excruciating pain on the side of your head, and you have a very difficult time lying down compared to standing because it hurts more lying down. Standing you may feel dizzy,off balance or even sick to your stomach. It is the pain that got me-just horrible.

You mentioned the anxiety was under control. You know it could be the meds they gave you for your anxiety that are causing that feeling. Sometimes sensitive people can feel these feelings as the medicine is taking hold, or if you are not taking it on schedule as it dumps out of your system. Paxil can do that to some people. Because it has to be taken the same time each day or can start to drop out of your blood stream quickly. Other meds that help with anxiety can do the same as the balance the your brain chemicals-Hope that helps:)

Your child sounds like a prime candidate for tubes. Both of my boys got them around 17-19 months and 1 got a second set at around 3 1/2. I think the rule is 6 or more infections in a year. Meaning infections that have cleared up, not the ones that need more than 1 round of antibiotics. I know you are very concerned about the thought of surgery, but it honestly is a very simple procedure. In fact, you won't finish a cup of coffee and it will be over. What helped me with the decision is my preference of using ear drop antibiotics that treat the infection at the site, versus an oral antibiotic that goes through the entire system. My older son had a mild speech delay that has been attributed to the infections and then chronic fluid without infections present. Now that he has a second set of tubes in place, I have noticed major improvements in his articulation. Boys are more likely to get ear infections than girls. It's about anatomy. His Eustacian tubes must be horizontal and as he grows, they will become more vertical and allow gravity to help drain the fluid naturally. One nice thing about having tubes is you know exactly when they have an infection because the fluid drains into the part of the ear you can see and usually leaves a puddle on their sheet. You keep the drops at home and don't have to keep going to the doctor with each infection. Giving ear drops isn't exactly a joy at my house, but they kind of get used to it. The tubes were much more effective with my younger son than my older one and I don't know why. My older one continued to get infections with his first set of tubes with about 1/2 of the frequency, but rarely gets them now. I suspect he has some type of allergy but have not investigated it (with my luck it's dust...tough battle to win). My younger son has only had a few infections in the 1 1/4 years since he's had the tubes. I don't think he has allergies. Incidentally, both kids were fine once they had a nap after surgery. No big deal. By the way, I read the other posts and milk allergies are pretty rare and are usually accompanied by digestive symptoms. Also, I believe I read that pacifiers may actually help decrease the liklihood of ear infections. Good question for the ENT. Glad to hear your child uses his pacifier on a limited basis. We did the same thing with the first one. Not so easy with the second one, but nothing was! Good luck. Just do it!