Re: Helmets & Tugging at ears/Colds

[Guest guest]

:

Is your son irritable along with him pulling his ears? My daughter

has had several ear infections & most of them have not been

accompanied by a high fever. It does sound like an ear infection to

me, esp. if he is cranky or not sleeping well. It could also be from

having a lot of ear wax that is making him uncomfortable & trying to

dig it out.

You should take his helmet off when he has a high temp..

Hope this helps. Let us know if you find anything out.

Debbie abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Hi,

>

> My son has been in his helmet now for 3 1/2 months. The past month

> and a half he always sticks his fingers in his ears when we take

the

> helmet off. He was sick about a month ago and had a fever so we

took

> him to the doctor, it turned out he had an ear infection. We gave

> him antibiotics and it seemed to clear up. I thought the reason he

> was tugging at his ears was due to the ear infection rather than

the

> helmet. Just yesterday, he had a runny nose and seems to be

getting

> another cold and is tugging at his helmet and his ears. I took his

> temperature and it was normal so I don't think he has an

infection.

> I'm a first time mom and am not sure what the problem might be.

Does

> anyone have any advice or input? My other question is what do you

do

> when your child has a temperature..do you take the helmet off?

> Please respond with any information. Thank you

>

>

[Guest guest]

:

One more thing I forgot to mention, is like asked, is his

helmet pushing into his ear at all? Abby's STARband did and she

would fidget with her ear a bit. We had it trimmed & the problem was

solved.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad

MI

> :

> Is your son irritable along with him pulling his ears? My daughter

> has had several ear infections & most of them have not been

> accompanied by a high fever. It does sound like an ear infection

to

> me, esp. if he is cranky or not sleeping well. It could also be

from

> having a lot of ear wax that is making him uncomfortable & trying

to

> dig it out.

> You should take his helmet off when he has a high temp..

> Hope this helps. Let us know if you find anything out.

> Debbie abby's mom DOCGrad

> MI