My son is 14 & has had allergic cold & runny nose for 6 months & now he has enlarged adenoids. His eustachian tube had fluid enuf to impair hearing & the ENT suggested grommet implantation in both ears.can i do some home treatments like steam inhalation& feeding spicy soup ,do u think i may be able to avoid grommets? He has taken augmentin 625 for 2 wks alredy
Hi thanks for using Chat Doctor. Allergy, cold, running nose, blocked gustation tube and serous Otis media are all due to allergy response. So only augmenting won't help. You can try out antihistamine like levocetrizine, nasal spray(alone twice daily for both nostrils), enzymes like lysogenic plus and montelukast (I prefer Singular 5 mg) once daily after discussion with your doctor and this will help him along with steam inhalation and chewing gum(to open gustation tube). Get back with the result after a week of using this for discussion on next line of management. Hope I answered your question. Consult your doctor for further examination and management. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries. Wish you good health. Take care. Regards