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The OP is still reading. Thanks for your responses and I wanted to say it turns out that he will not need tubes after all. He's in speech therapy and doing well. I am optimistic. Thank you for your replies.

Excellent, thank you very much. I do the 2 hour a day limit, and there is heavy-duty protesting. I agree with the idea of playing with friends, and the "only if" strategy. I would like to ask what addiction means to Dadu. If I drink alcohol because I am an alcoholic and I cannot stop, I...

Please help. My boys are missing out on life in general. The love video games, computers, all things tech-y. I need a system of weaning them off it- does anyone have a good way to do this? Thanks for your advice, Eileen

FLUID is trapped in his ears, so now we need more precise tests before a decision is made regarding tubes. He definitely has hearing loss though. The doctor says this definitely affects his speech.

We will be seeing an ENT on the 13th and we'll see what happens then. Meanwhile we are taking claritin and flonase, in case an allergy is what causes his tubes to be trapping the fluid in his ears. Thanks for all your replies!

My son's in Kindergarten and I am sure he has trouble hearing because of the fluid that is trapped in his ears. I think it's making it very hard for him to both speak and hear clearly. Of course they're also recommending him for speech therapy at school. I just need some hope that this can...

Has anyone had experience with their child's speech improving after the surgical insertion of tubes in their ears? Or just improvement by eliminating allergens from their diet/environment? Thanks Eileen