Hi Beth,

   Wow, I had no idea about the reflux and ears being linked. I am taking Prevacid(?)  I used to have my ears itch so bad - I wanted to rip them off. Amber of course has had the reflux thing since she was baby, its gotten better but not gone away.

                                         Trisha


> Double check with your doctor but, as an adult I've been sufferin from ear
> infections until I talked with my gastroenterologist.  I asked him if my ear
> infection might be caused by the gastro reflux (a very common problem in
> cp-ers) and he upped me to higher level medication.  Mind you this was after
> also going on allegra for allergies and I also use ear drops called Fluocin
> to relieve intense itching in my ears that is not caused my ear infections.
> I also dry out my ears with q-tips in the morning after sleep as fluid tends
> to accumulate.  I've been ear infection free for 9 months which is record
> right now.  Just a thought, throw it by your doc.
> 
> Beth t the OT
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> 
> Subject: Re: ear infections
> 
> 
> Hi Lorri,
> 
>   Amber suffers from ear infections - it is due to her more fragile =
> health - due to the CP?  She gets sick quickly and the fuild builds up =
> in her ears and lungs. Amber had pneumonia in August - she had gone to a =
> concert during the week- gotten soaked, and the went to the water park =
> and got exhausted on the weekend. Pneumonia by Monday.
> 
>                              Trisha
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BG Greer, PhD [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> 
> > Subject:      Re: ear infections
> >=20
> > Hi Lorri
> >=20
> >        I've had ear infections off and on my whole life. Mostly what =
> they
> > term, "swimmer's ear". This is due to accumulation of water in the =
> outer ear. Now
> > I "dry"
> > my ears with a cue tip and avoid the problems.
> >=20
> > Bobby
> > > do any of you suffer from ear injections Lorri
> > >