My daughter has tubes in her ears and when we moved, Dr. Hargunani was recommended to us. I do not think it is his fault that the association now recommends not using ear plugs for swimming for children with tubes in their ears BUT THEY SHOULD!!! We came home from vacation and after two weeks of various water activities in the pool and ocean, my daughter was in severe pain with a double ear infection. Fever of 103 and miserable. The unfortunate thing also about tubes is that you cannot use regular preventative drops. There are only a few you can use and they are prescription. It took 8 days to clear up they were so severe, and that means all night trying to keep a child comfortable.
What was even more annoying is that his associate when I called prescribed drops that were too harsh for her and she would scream. After days of this, we went to a new ENT who was very annoyed that ENT's do not think in preventative care for children with tubes in their ears, and would prescribe drops that strong for a 4 year old.
To say the least, we have switched docs. Unfortunately, I feel the association has done a doosy here as my friend's son also now has
an ear infection who has tubes after receiving the same advice from her ENT. read more