Dribbling 3 year old

[debz25]

I too have a daughter who will be 3 in June 2008. She has dribbled since she was 9 months old. Had repeated tonisilitis (every 4 weeks) which was accompanied with double ear infection. Back in Jan 08 She had her tonsills and adenoids (adenoids) removed. Hoping this would also cure the dribbling as the tonsills were touching. However 4.5 months down the line from the Op and she is still going through 3 top changes a day. The reason I started surfing the net tonight was to do some more research on the subject, as tommorrow we have an appointment with the Ear Nose and Thoat consultant, to try and stop this before she starts Nursery in September.

I suggest for any other parent facing this problem, is  to ask your GP for a referal to an ENT speacialist. If anyone has any suggestions for me as the feedback would be very appreaciated.

Thanks

[mummyjj]

Hi, It's been some time since you posted your question.  I was just wondering if the dribbling had been resolved.  

I too have a child who dribbles and is almost 3.  I've been seeing different specialists since he was 2.5 and still nothing has changed.  What irritates me is that they are checking the mental side and haven't yet checked the physical side.  No one has checked his ears, tonsils, andanoids, saliva glands, nothing.  I've taken him to the GP but he wouldn't open his mouth.  We are waiting on getting an appointment through for the Audiologist.  My Health Visitor says it's up to the Audiologist to refer him to ENT.  

[mummyjj]

Sorry - meant to add that the reason I was particularly interested in hearing from you, is because the Health Visitor says she has only heard of children dribbling constantly who have done it from day one, not starting to dribble at a certain age.  

I'm unsure when my child started because he had a dummy and he didn't dribble whilst he was sucking his dummy.  We took it away during the day when he turned 2 and that's when we noticed the dribbling.  We took it away altogether just 5 days ago.

Are you still having problems with the dribbling?