When T was little, he yelled a lot. (Come to think of it, he still yells now that he's bigger.) At the time, I started noticing that my ears, particularly one of my ears, popped all the time. And I mean, all the time. When someone's yelling right near your ear, it pops. And when your ears pop all the time, they hurt. A lot. I finally went to the doctor and he told me I had eustachian tube dysfunction. I asked him if it could be caused by yelling. He said no, but I still have my doubts. He prescribed pseudo-ephedrine to reduce the swelling. It worked to some extent and I just kind of got used to the pain and popping that was left over.
Fast forward to now. I now have two tiny yellers. N's is actually more of a high-pitched shriek than a yell. A just bellows until he gets what he wants. And by the end of the day (or maybe before lunchtime), my ears and my head throb. I thought it would get better as they learned more words and became more verbal, but sadly, that hasn't been the case.
The other day, I quietly asked N to stop screaming. She replied by doing a little whisper scream. Yep. That. Stop doing that.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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But the question is does the whisper scream make your ears pop too?
Maybe it's time for another visit to the doctor? Maybe a different doctor will have a different diagnosis/remedy. Or maybe you just pop earplugs in with the first scream of the morning?
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Hey, that's so weird - I have a eustachian tube dysfunction too. My plugs off more than pops but it makes me hear my voice inside my head rather than out and is super annoying. What's the pseudo-ephedrine? Does it have a common name? Mine prescribed rhinocort or something nasal spray (steroid) but I haven't used it yet because of pregnancy. He also told me to start doing sinus rinses (I hear your dad does them too). I now love them, but the jury is still sort of out on whether it's better or not because of it. My ear doesn't bother me as much when I do the sinus rinse, but if I DON'T do them now it seems like it happens more frequently.... Hmm. Let me know if you find a perfect solution.
So funny and crazy. Maybe the little rugrats would stop if you shrieked back at them? :)
duct tape...that's right..duct tape over their mouths. hee.hee...yes I have four kids and I like Benadryl, and duct tape lots....:)
okay no seriously..maybe go back to the doctor?
I had two screamers. Here is the trick--you tell them to stop screaming or you're going to give them "spicy" (hot sauce). If they don't--get a dab of hot sauce, and have a cup of water nearby. Put the hot sauce on their tongue and then give them the water. Takes them about a week and then it's just a threat.
Hey--it's not child abuse, we eat the hot sauce ourselves, right?!?
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