17monthold bleeding ears

[ConcernedMom21]

My 17 month old has been sick since he was about 4 months. He has had sinus infections, ears infections, respritory infections, and catches viruses very easily. From the time he was 5 months old till about 9 months old he was constantly prescribed antibiotics. Everything from Amoxcillian to Suprax. All together I would have to say he has been on 10 different antibiotics. At 11 months old he had tubes put in his ears. Since then he has been on Rhinocort nasal spray, Allegra, Ciprodex ear drops, Pulmicort respules, and Xoponex respules. He started to respond to the breathing treatments at first but his right eat constanly drains a yellow or green discharge. Yesterday I brought him to the ER because his right ear started draining blood. His nose constanly runs with yellow and green mucus. He doesn't have asthma as far as I know but he does have difficulty breathing sometimes because of the build up from sinus infections. I know that these are all infections but I believe that he has becoem completely resistant to antibiotics. I am not sure how to treat him to get better. I have considered taking him to our local children's hospital and having tests run but I wanted to get some opinions before making that leap. What should I do.

[lighter_times]

Personally I would take him to the local children's hospital and as soon as I could.  Obviously antibiotics can only deal with the symptoms and not cure the problem.  Your son deserves to feel well and sinus infections and ear infections make you feel terrible.  Doctors don't seem to care anymore - you could try echinacea drops or collodial silver to help build up his immune system but you'll need to check out to make sure he's old enough.  Also chicken and onions as well as garlic are good for the immune system amongst other things - I make my kids chicken soup when they're run down and it works wonders.  But do please consider taking him to the childrens hospital.  I hope he is well soon.

[ConcernedMom21]

I took him to a well respected ENT doctor yesterday. The local doctor's around here could care less about his health. I know he is miserable I can see it everyday. She thinks he may need to have the tubes replaced, adnoids taken out, and go through a nasal irragation. She said he may even need to be hospitalized for a few days to have an IV run through his system and try to clean out any infections he may have. She also brought up that he may have a staff infection. It is unlikely but possible. If all else fails she will have a catscan or xrays done to see if the problem is deeper. I think she is a good doctor though. You can tell when they care and when they don't. She is concerned for him as well as me. For the time being she is doing a culture on the discharge from his ear. Also blood work to check for allergies. I am going back Tuesday for a follow up. I will post how it goes. I appreciate the input.

[ozark]

i agree that he probably should go in the hospital and have IV antibiotics.......i would definitely ask for a CT scan of his sinuses and brain......he is awfully young to have so many infections without a definite diagnosis.........my thoughts are with you