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Coming home with a sick ear

March 12th, 2014 · 5 Comments

Gisele, not me. She has a middle ear infection, that was pretty painful when we landed in Taiwan a few days ago. She went to see a local ENT specialist on Monday and got some medicine. Today she went back and had her eardrum lanced.

It was less painful than she was afraid it would be. The doctor strongly recommended the procedure if she was planning to fly as soon as tomorrow. He said there was a risk of serious damage to the eardrum otherwise, but after the lancing the risk is almost zero. He said it should heal within a few days. Donna, I remember you had this done when you were a little girl. I don’t remember you saying that it hurt less than you expected.

Of course, since she is not a citizen it was “very expensive” — about $15 for each visit including antibiotics and the lancing.

We get on a plane on Thursday evening in less than 24 hours and will arrive home Thursday evening, gaining back the day we lost when we came.

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5 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Richard // Mar 12, 2014 at 8:57 am

    Ouch! Sorry to hear she is hurting.

  • 2 Donna // Mar 12, 2014 at 11:33 am

    Yikes! My memories of that are not pleasant, but you’re right, I was pretty little, and wasn’t expecting it. The next time Mom took me in to see the ENT for follow up, I wouldn’t let him near my ear. (Fool me once…) They had to force me to let the doctor have a look.

    Hope Gisele feels better and gets some rest on the flight home. See you soon!

  • 3 Mom // Mar 12, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    I had the same procedure abouot 85 years ago, but don’t remember too much about the aftermath. I know that I was completely anesthetized when it was done. I always had earaches in the wintertime.

  • 4 Mom // Mar 12, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    I added to that comment, but it vanished. I said that I had the same procedure about 85 years ago, but they were kind to me and anesthetized me. If she is on antibiotics, she will probably be OK, but you might want to check with an ENT man when she gets home. I’m just not knowledgeable with Healthcare in Taiwan. I know that I always had earaches when I came down a mountain.

  • 5 Daryl // Mar 12, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    We trust the doctor here. He seemed to know what he was doing, but a followup after we get home might be a good idea anyway just to make sure it is healing as it should.

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