A young lady having a hearing of an old lady...

We went to the hospital yesterday for an appointment with the ENT specialist. The appointment was at 3.00 pm and we were quite early and registered at the outpatient at around 1.00 pm. To my surprise soon after, we got to see the Doctor.

Aqilah volunteered to be checked first as Adnin was a little bit trauma over the room the she had her infected ears vacuumed (or actually cleared up) during the last visit. According to the doctor, Aqilah is having a glue ear or a scientific name for it, otitis media. Ototis media is an infection or inflammation of the middle ear usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. This can stop the eustachian tube from opening as it should, preventing air from reaching the middle ear. When this happens, the middle ear can fill up with fluid that can become thick, like glue. The build up of fluids in the middle ear reduces the movement of the eardrum and ossicles, and so causes a loss of hearing. Children are more likely to get glue ear. Most will get better without treatment and their hearing will return to normal.

The decision for Aqilah is that we will 'wait and see' and the doctor will see her again in six months time. Hopefully her hearing will return to normal naturally...

As for Adnin, another hearing test was done as to reconfirm the earlier one which was done while she had the ear infection on her left ear. Her hearing is poor and the doctor refers her as a 'young lady having a hearing of an old lady'. What a pity... There was a hole in her eardrum resulted from the infection she frequently had. The decision made was that she would require a hearing aid. This would be done here in Nottingham as we need to frequently visit the audiologist to get it properly fixed.