speech daelay in son 2 1/2 yrs old w/ fluid behind eardrum

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Hello everyone. I am hoping to find some advice or information regarding my son

and his speech delay. He is 2 1/2 and he says some words, but does not say

more than one word at a time. He has developed his own form of sign language. he

is very intelligent and well behaved. he can point out colors and body parts. I

took him to the doctor this am out ofconcern. I know it's not good to compare,

but my now 9 yr old daughter talked sentences at 1 yr old. They did a test on a

tympanometer(i think is what it was called). he has fluid behind his ear drum.

the result paper showed a flat line. He was put on antibiotics. If, in 10 days

the fluid is still there, they will drain it with a needle. I am wanting all

your opinions. Could the fluid behind his ear drum be the reason for his speech

delay? Once the fluid is removed, should his speech improve? She is starting

him in the early intervention program, and i wonder if this is the case, if most

likely that will help him get caught up? Or, would it most likely not be the

cause of a speech delay? what's the chances of his delay not being related to

the fluid? If the delay is most likely related to the fluid, can anyone tell me

how that fluid being back there affcts his speech? would it be consanants that

are afected, hearing words clearly, or what? Please, if anyone can shed some

light, please email me at tayeli@... my id is tayeli7

thank you all so much, Mott motehr of daniel 2 1/2