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@Foodnerd81: could be fluid in the ear? I had some after a bad cold last winter and it just wouldn't go away.....I had it for like 6 weeks. It just made my hearing on the side muffled and it was hard to sleep on my side because the pressure would build up in my ear. Eventually, my doctor put me on a round of steroids to dry up the fluid.

can you call the ENT and ask their opinion? I think fluid can hang around a long time without treatment so it might be worth going in, but I'm not sure.

@Foodnerd81: so does she have tubes? If so, any fluid should be draining, not trapped. If she doesn't have tubes, I would assume this is from fluid in the ear and I would still take her in to be seen. If fluid is getting trapped in her ear it's basically just a matter of time until its infected again so it's probably worth another chat with the ENT.

@Foodnerd81: also how ds is when he has fluid. Hard to understand and can't hear well. He never developed an infection even with all the fluid he had back in march.

I think he would have had tubes required if he was sick more often. But I SAH and I think avoiding day care germs prevented colds, there by preventing ear infections. Every cold for the first couple years of life resulted in an ear infection, but luckily he didn't have many. He seems to be growing out of that, fingers crossed.