Marcy omg my 5 year old just got diagnosed with ear fluid. He is getting ear tubes this Friday! He talked some but stopped……he has virtual autism . We stopped tv and he now give eye contact but just never seemed to understand what everyone was saying. Then he developed the autism symptoms of covering ears at loud sounds. I just read this….. Auditory Overstimulation The excessive fluid pressure in the inner ear can cause parts of the cochlea to become overstimulated, leading to hyperacusis. This overstimulation can make normal environmental sounds seem excessively loud and intrusive, contributing to discomfort and a reduced tolerance for sound. I pray he gets these tubes and he is healed. Thank you Marcy for talking about ears! We even went to er and the dr didn’t see ear fluid even though my so was screaming bloody murder in pain. He was antibiotic’s from pediatrician but it just wouldn’t go away! I decided to take him to ENT and guess what a trained dr found the problem!!!!! I’m so upset he may have had this for years!!!! Ear fluid can go undetected my dr said !
Thanks for sharing your story and congratulations on sticking with your own knowledge and intuition to keep searching for the best plan. Now you have a job to help him catch up his language. My FREE get started guide has everything you need to see how powerful you can be as your child's language facilitator. WavesofCommunication.com
Hi! I’m a deaf mother of deaf daughter. She has the problem with fluid and her school said she’s ASD. Now she is improved when she’s growing out. I still have her a surgery on November 15th for ear tube and remove her tonsils. I knew it that fluid did cause my daughter an autism- like behavior but she is getting less of her autism similar. I pray that she will be healed after ear tube surgery. ❤
I’m so happy I came across this video we had a hearing test done for my son because he isn’t talking and found out he has fluid in both ears and 2 days before that the dr didn’t even take the time to look at his ears thoroughly and just referred him to an autism specialist and speech delay therapist so I’m glad we had a hearing test scheduled 2 days later and now we have a referral to an ENT so I’m hoping this helps him thank you for your videos and giving me more of an understanding
I'm happy you have found value in my channel. Now that you know the root cause, you will need to help your child make up for the Language that was missed. You can structure your language facilitation process with my workbook. Visit WavesofCommunication.com to learn more.
@@zainbhatti9006 not exactly the same story mine… my now 25 month old had had 8 ear infections in a row and the rest of the time in the last 10 months she had been sick with colds and strep 3 times… the whole 10 months she was sick except for maybe 1-2 days in between sicknesses. At my 24 month check up she scored low in speech due to having the same words as in the 18 month appt and low social skills. My little girl would not turn when called and wouldn’t participate in class activities she kept to herself. I decided that the daycare was the source of every virus and germ that made her sick and pulled her out. She had fluid in her ears and her ear drum wasn’t moving completely . She had her tubes placed and by the time she could have her surgery she only had almost no fluid left. That was 3 weeks After the last time she had gotten sick. Her hearing test was good except her left ear that needed higher frequency to detect sound and got her tubes in. I was told it would be pretty swollen for about 2 weeks and hearing could take about 6 months to fully reestablish. Well it’s now 3 days after the surgery and she is already showing a lot of improvements. She turns when called almost immediately and looks at me when I talk to her. She attempts to reply with random sounds and im figuring out “heh” means yes to her for now. She said the word “key” twice today and that’s the first word she says in months. Before this I was told she needed a speech and autism evaluation.
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You are one of the few people that talks about this as well. It’s can be torment for a toddler to have this going on in their heads and I can see how they go crazy with this. I mention this to dr and they claim to never see it. I found one paper about this happening. My goals and a to get this fluid pout and get my son back.
TRUTH~ When we look at these poor babies suffering from pressure and pain it is easy to see how they struggle to learn. They certainly brighten up when they feel better and learn super fast too! Good luck!
Fantastic video, just wish the auto generated cc was turned on with this video for subtitles. Sure others would appreciate it too. But thanks for sharing. Absolutely great and eye-opening video. Thanks! 😊👍
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After you watxhing your 7 signs videos, we scheduled an appt with an ENT. My daughter just turned 4 yesterday and doesn't talk. She says little things and says certain words from songs and can follow what we do. I'm praying we get down to the root cause of her speech delay. She was in speech therapy for a while but it got too expensive smh
Sending my best wishes. There are things YOU can start doing now. My FREE get started guide helps parents reconnect and help their little ones overcome the effects of chronic ear fluid. WavesofCommunication.com
You have helped me so much. My daughter is getting tubes in her ears due to middle ear fluid not ear infections. And so far they think she is autistic.
Thank you for your comment. Now the fun work begins! Check out some language facilitation strategies to turn on listening and provide consistent language models. Soon your little one will be replacing communication behaviors with speech. Just tell the 'diagnosers' to give you 6 months of language facilitation and your little girl will deliver a whole different set of brilliant skills.
Thank you so much ! This has explained my son so well. He is 3 years old and recently had his tubes put in in April of this year . He does weird things like scream a high pitch scream , sometimes he hums or clicks his teeth . Although he can easily be redirected . I'm going to keep working with him .
There are tons of resources in 500 videos on my UA-cam channel. Look at the playlists or try a keyword search for strategies or tips. Sending you the best energy for success!
@@WavesofCommunication Thank you , Iwill be utilizing all of your content and spreading awareness of your knowledge . Many parents and other are very much unaware of this condition . Even a physician told me it's really under diagnosed. When I tell people about it they look at me confused . The 1st think they want to think is autism .
@@yosjeel2150 His speech has improved tremendously. He still has the tubes in his ears and still suffers from ear infections . He actually has one now as we speak . The difference is the ear infections are less in occurrence. Also I use ear drops that treat the infections topically as opposed to using orally antibiotics . The drops work faster and are more effective , having the tubes allow the drops to do directly where I needs to be . So yes much improvement . I’m so proud of him we came a long . Ps he only clicks his teeth when an infection is present .
I am seeking professional advice/ help with my fight with my school district for appropriate services for my daughter. She had middle ear fluid that caused a 90%hearing loss that wasn't caught until she was almost 3yo. She was quickly misdiagnosed as autistic. We are now working to have the diagnosis removed but the school continue to see her difficulties as autism and/or dyslexia when they are in fact due to reoccurring fluid buildup. She has had 3 surgeries and is now passing her hearing exams. But she has EXTREME anxiety towards phonics based learning that I believe is PTSD based. But the school will not classify her as a hard of hearing or having an emotional disturbance bc they see it as autism and dyslexia.
Hi Tara - This is a tough situation! I do help parents in my program advocate for and manage all services to be most appropriate for their children. Have you checked out my website?
I got my son into an audiologist and he score just in the box show I get him rechecked he is five he is still wanting to talk but hates loud noise he’s never had an ear infection
I pray this is my son. I think he had fluid in his ear as a baby. He does do repetitive motion but I think it him trying to fin comfort. He holds our had to where he wants to go now and working to play. I pray that Monday tubes help. Thank you for this and I pray for him.
In the 90s I wad going down this route a year later one speech pathologist advised my grandma to get my ears checked sure enough tons of fluid. Ear tubes and adenoids out etc. Now here we are with my son who is speech delayed and I will for sure push for them to check his hearing
Ear fluid is the #1 most common reason for toddler speech delay. If you had trouble as a child, there is even more indication for recommendation to investigate your late-talker's ear/nose/throat system. While you are waiting, language facilitation strategies can help. Have you seen the free class on my website? WavesofCommunication.com has tons of free resources to get you started.
Today my daughter had ear tubes. And I had to fire her daughter because she waited for 2 years and refuse to refer to me to ENT and it took me 1 trip to ER with bad ear infection and other things to refer to me. My pediatric dismissed me when I constantly told her about her speech delay
Thank you so much. My daughter has had 3 infections in the past 6 months and they wanted to wait for one more but given her father and my hx of ear tubes and her speech delay I've gotten her reffered to ENT. A developmental doc leans towards autism but is awesome because she's waiting for us to rule out her ears. Thank you for your information
Good luck with the ENT - There are lots of resource videos here on the channel to help your little one now. No need to wait for perfect hearing to start facilitating language.
OMG! My 2 year old was diagnosed with autism. I just left his ENT appointment and he needs tubes in his ear. I really REALLY hope that's why he's not talking and he was misdiagnosed.🤞🏾
The best way to find out if your child is a late talker is to start facilitating speech now. I have a FREE get started guide on my website WavesofCommunication.com
Amazing info - I actually just watched this as I sent my 20 month old for a hearing test Before an evaluation bc she is not speaking- sure enough she has fluid in both ears as I did suspect- great great info! I do have 2 other children that are speech delayed and will be getting them to the ENT to check; they had audiologists screening but not an actual ent look! . Thank you!
Thanks for your comment Chrissy! Ear, nose and throat health is SO important during early language development. Kids very quickly shift into nonverbal communication when these areas are unwell.
I just want to thank you for confirmation. I've suspected my 3yr old of this for a little while now doing my own mini tests and seeing him make jestures that emulate someone who's ears hurt or ear disturbances. My only regret is not getting him to ENT sooner even though i thought about it a few times. Yet, I wanted to be sure by doing as much research as possible first. So this is rewarding and confirming at the same time. Thanks for taking out the time. I feel really sorry for those who were misdiagnosed as autism as the doctors were trying to conclude of my son. No maam. Everything you mentioned described my 3yr old exactly and sounded more the root to it all. It made sense. So glad I was not so hasty to run the other path. Again, thank you. This was a gem!
thank you for your note @Dandee Lion! Like the parents in Marci's community, YOU took the time to educate and empower yourself with information and took the steps that the intuitive and smart mama you are. please share this info to those who you think might also learn and be empowered!
Praise the lord for you and this video!!!!!! My daughter went a year and half with ear infections before getting tubes due to how sick she stayed and has been in speech since she was 1, she is now almost 4 in July and while her speech has improved sooo much BUT now that she’s in preschool they are pressing for autism test but I know that her delays are from how much she went without being able to hear like her attention span and her frustration if someone doesn’t understand her and they force her. Other than speech, what is something I can do to help her catch back up to her age from that time missed for her growth? How do you handle a situation like this with childcare and schools?
Thanks for your comment. I hope you have been watching my videos. I have spoken on this issue a lot. In fact, there is a whole playlist that addresses academic support. If you are still stuck, I can help you though consultation. Visit WavesofCommunication.com to learn more.
We just took my two year old son to have an ear test done he wasn’t responsive to the low pitches and they found fluid in both ears, he went through a faze around 18-24 months of consistent irritation of the ear and ear infections and now that I look back this is when I started to see the sensory behaviour you’re talking about he tends to shake his head a lot, he doesn’t play with children he drags me and his dad and grandparents around if he wants something, he does in fact give eye contact and also reply to his name when he can visually see us saying it or if we are loud enough. We are seeing an ENT soon and hopefully all of my worries will soon pass once we get this fixed. 🙏🏼
Glad to hear that! While you wait for your ENT appointments, you can empower yourself with how you can equip your kid by browsing through Marci's library of videos here on UA-cam especially about how to lessen your worries or strategies you can use with your kiddo. Have a happy holidays!
My son had similar symptoms. He had good eye contact but did not consistently follow instructions. We recently just found out that he had excessive earwax blockage and ear fluid. ENT doctors had removed the blockage and now thet are planning to possibly do one surgery to fix fluid on next checkup .
@@aaronh1668 my 24 month girl has excessive earwax and has had 7 ear infections in a year. I started noticing the lack of vocabulary growth and attention right at 18 months and 3 months after she began daycare and being sick the whole time with multiple ear infections. She has good eye contact as long as I’m not using la gauge but all gestures and she figures out all my gestures perfectly.
@aaronh1668 hello there, any updates/improvements on your little one? My daughter’s visit to the audiologist showed very minimal eardrum movement during the tympanometry test.
Thank you so much for this information! We noticed my daughter started to regress at a year, coincidentally the same time she started with ear infections. Before her infections she was saying some words and answering to her name and some directions. She has had 8 infections in the past 3-4 months. Saw an ENT and passed her hearing tests but had excessive fluid build up in ears. She is scheduled for tubes the end of February. Can fluid build up cause a big regression in speech, eye contact, and following directions/name? Has anyone had anything similar? My poor baby has not been the same since she started with these ear infections. She is 16 months old.
Thanks for your comment. This is VERY common and regression is a hallmark for autism diagnosis. Glad to hear that you are taking care of that fluid. You may want to visit my website and join my newsletter for my free get started guide. It will help you facilitate the speech your little one has missed with all of that fluid. Now is the time to get your child's listening on track as well as the hearing. Lots of parents see improvement super fast! WavesofCommunication.com
Thank you so much for this information. I’ve often heard of children who “lose their autism diagnosis”. It made me wonder if this is part of the reason why. My son is 18 months and he does not respond to his name at all and he is also never pointed or follow when we point. I’m still cautiously optimistic that when he gets tubes this week, it may solve the issues that he’s having. Is also during a time where many children have spent many months away from other children so it’s very hard to understand what their social skills truly are. I’m going to check back in in a month or so to report back whether or not tubes helped with the middle ear fluid my son has been experiencing recently.
We are rooting for you! If you haven't done so already, Marci has a 90-minute Masterclass identifying the blockages as well. She goes live today on UA-cam at 12NN EST if you want to ask any questions in realtime!
Wonderfully informative! I knew that would be the case especially with middle ear fluid, how can it not affect your hearing. I was wondering if you do have fluid in the middle ear for longer then 6 months does it effect your hearing?
Thank you for watching! I have a lot of information and training for parents who want to facilitate speech faster than therapy. Please visit WavesofCommunication.com
My child has been diagnosed with it But he really has terrible ear fluid and ear infections. Especially when he was really young. But they never mentioned this at all as misdiagnosed. Not even Once. Everything there is autism. It's like the magic word that has answers to everything. Should I consider a new test? He doesn't have even many characteristics of the disorder.
It seems that it is not the test but the professionals you have relied on. It is clear that they are not looking at your child holistically. Any qualified speech pathologist would be able to attribute chronic early ear infections with speech delay. I suggest you learn to help your child start talking yourself with the resources on my website. It's a lot easier than you think! WavesofCommunication.com
This literally was what a coworkers daughter told me happened to her now 9 yo daughter. At her preschool they kept on telling her she was autistic and she kept on saying she “regressed” right at the time getting sick of her ears for months. My 2 yo has completed all her milestones early. She was 15 months completing 18 months milestones … that’s when she got in daycare and began to get sick… she had 9 ear infections total in 9 months. And the rest of the time has been congested with something the WHOLE time. My practitioner wants me to infer that she needs to get tested. I pressured her to refer her to an ENT which she did and her audiologist couldn’t even test her. They just detected movement in her ear but they couldn’t verify if she had fluid behind her ears. The ENT doctor just said she recommended speech therapy and tubes…. Because it was like hearing underwater with the chronic ear infections. My husband jumped at her for recommending surgery without testing her and after the doozie of audiology test. At the time I was upset they couldn’t even test her or check her spell and 10 days postpartum… so I let it go… she was 21 months… 2 ear infections later and zero speech progress now my baby won’t listen to speech she literally responds excellent to all gestures. I could no talk a word. Make signals and gestures and she engages with me 100% … I have an ENT appt at the local county hospital in 5’days and I am pretty sure she will have glue ear. I pulled her out of daycare and I hope she finds solutions for this. I see her only interested in toys that bring her a visual stimulation and does pretend play. I’ll update y’all with whatever we discover. Whether it is fluid or delays or ASd. We love our baby and will help her.
Hi Karen, Thank you for your message. There are many things you can do to help your child move from her visual method of communicating into more speech with natural language facilitation. It is important that she is hearing of course, and when you know that she is interested and listening, you can teach her the language that she has missed.
@@WavesofCommunication Today we went to the ENT clinic and she did relatively well in her hearing test. She was placed in a sound proof room with an attendant while she sat on my lap. Being 24 months exactly she was a mess. The audiologist made noises in either side of us and play cute and funny images in each screen. Once she got to low pitch low volume noises like whispers and she would not have a reaction besides continue to whatever she was playing with and be distracted. Doctor said that she was over it and disengaged. In my opinion she was playing and being wild the whole time except when she heard something “weird” she’d look and investigate. She has fluid in her ears and her eardrum was not moving 100%. She is scheduled for tubes in a week.
@@WavesofCommunication today it’s been 3 days my now 25 months old daughter had her tubes placed. The changes in her behavior are astonishing. She turns back every time we call her name. When we ask her questions she attempts to respond with a “heh” sound. She used to not have great eye contact just 4 days ago and now she looks at me the whole time I ask her something and while she tries to reply using sounds that right now don’t mean anything. I can’t believe I let her ear infections continue to come back thinking that medications would resolve her problem when the fluid was there all these months (almost a year) she doesn’t ignore her 4 month sister any more. When she makes noises she comes to caress her and hold her. I cannot even believe it’s been all this change in just 3 days legit!!! She hasn’t even started her speech therapy. I’ll continue to update. My mama heart is finding so much joy with this beautiful child.
@@MillenialLatinKaren Congratulations! You are learning how powerful your influence can be. Keep up the good work and you may never need speech therapy. No therapist will be able to help her develop faster than you can.
@@WavesofCommunication it literally had been 2 weeks and now my baby has 2 new words and imitates our expressions like “uh oh” “awwwe” “eww” when she didn’t use to before her ear tube surgery, basically she wouldn’t imitate sounds at all, she imitated actions only. I’m so eternally grateful I found your video. She will be evaluated by a speech pathologist in 3 weeks but I’m Not sure she will need anything like you said. She is already growing and fast!
I'm nearly 40 and started doing inner ear stimulation exercises last year and it genuinely cured my autism, I live in England and the doctors here get very angry if I tell them this so I keep it to myself but it genuinely works
I suggest instead of looking at your situation as a "cure" (meaning something is/was wrong with you) that you view (and share) your experience as healing and evolving your personal life experience to be joyful in your self-created 'new you'. Congratulations on your success in overcoming challenges through your dedicated practice.
Omg..can you please share these exercises. I have a son turning 3 in July and he has a speech delay. He babbels but I know he can hear but I don't think he can clearly. This is say I feel his delay is linked to his hearing. Also, when he lays down I rub his ears out of curiosity and he willingly sits there so peacefully and let's me massage his ears so that's another reason I feel it's his ears but I don't want tubes or any kind of surgery. I definitely want to see if it's the problem so I will get him tested with an ENT..but I want to cure the issue as safely as naturally as possible. Please share your methods. Thanks in advance❣
Hi - If you are concerned about your child's hearing, it's best to get a full evaluation with an audiologist. You can get a referral from your pediatrician.
Would this affect regression in gestures too? My little one regressed with speech and communication and words. She does say some words now but not to communicate. She's had the triple op last Saturday, and we are seeing some improvement but not sure how to make out what counts as joint attention etc.
Your situation is very common and it is the reason my channel exists. The decision is yours of course, however, this video gives you some things to try before you make your decision. ua-cam.com/video/uGywAk5s_Wc/v-deo.html
Thank you for all the information! What about no ear infections? I know my son has a lot of wax but doesnt suffer with infections. He does always mess with his ears.
My son had a ton of wax and no fluid. We had an ENT remove the wax and he passed his hearing test with flying colors. But unfortunately it’s still taking a long time and months of speech therapy for him to talk, so unfortunately I think my son is a late talker and may have mild autism or apraxia. But I truly believe the ear wax and multiple cases of RSV and Covid made it worse.
I do! My Waves of Communication resources and coaching programs are designed for parents just like you. Please visit WavesofCommunication.com to find the resources that are right for your family. ALL parents can facilitate spoken language. You can do this!
What about built up ear wax? My son had multiple ear infections, lots of ear wax, RSV and Covid as a baby and toddler which I believe affected his speech.
Ear wax has been known to be a factor in late talking. Look at the symptoms and see. There is another video that offers more general "ear related" advice. ua-cam.com/users/liveXQSK_MQolwE
We were told my son was autistic but i ordered a otoscope and could see both my little boys ears were inflamed and bulging. I saw a private ENT who confirmed it is not autisim but glue ear. He is now having grommets
This is a very common situation. You will need to work with your child to provide the language models that were missed while your child was not able to hear properly. My channel is full of videos to help you!
Hello, I wrote a comment before about my son. I recently took him to the ENT again but this time it was for snoring and possible sleep apnea. He will be getting his tonsils and adenoids removed next month. My oldest son will have to have his removed as well. My youngest son had 5 ear infections last year starting in January going through till April. In April he was diagnosed, he is a late talker but I don’t agree with the diagnosis. Are the tonsils connected to the ear infections? Prior to the ear infections any symptoms he had weren’t there only late talking. Also, he’s 3 now and the whole thing with isolation during Covid. We are now trying to get back to living in a normal manner. Thank you for all you do
Also, my 3 year old will dig in his ears pretty frequently. It doesn’t seem like he’s in pain when he does it. And his ear wax is a dark brown color which seems weird to me. I told the ENT but they didn’t say anything about that.
You may want to check other videos on my channel about ENT issues. (Use a keyword search.) The system is all connected. Remember that the physical issues are only the root of the problem. You will need to provide connected engagement and tons of language models to help your child catch up with the speech missed during these illnesses. You can use my workbook to learn exactly where your child is in language development and what you can do everyday to help him catch up.
My son had an appointment today. He turned two in October and is still only saying Dada, Mama, growling and babbling. He exudes most of these behaviors, except for hitting his head and face. At our appointment today, our doctor (we're new patients with him) mentioned that he's not concerned about autism based on his observation, but it's always a possibility in developmentally delayed kiddos. He stressed that we get his hearing checked but said that he couldn't see if he had any fluid. His Grandpa and Uncle have both been hard of hearing their entire lives. Should I see an ENT specialist or just test his hearing?
Hi Elizabeth. There are many things that can cause a child to be late talking. If you are concerned about physical issues, then you should seek the guidance of a medical professional. However, you might also want to watch this video to determine if there are other factors that you do have control over. ua-cam.com/video/kH7KKHmi0nQ/v-deo.html
My grandson is 3 ,will be 4 in 5 months, & is still not speaking in sentences, or even verberlizing words like open, eat, juice, love you. But he will mimic stuff he sees on TV, which is strange. He understands different commands, but still communicates with like babble talk, he also puts his hands on both ears,& stares off alot. He was tested at 2& % & was told his speech is delayed, * & not too worry. Should we have him tested again.?? We're worried about him
I suggest you start facilitating improvement now. If your grandson is not responding then check ears again. Visit WavesofCommunication.com and sign up for my newsletter for a free get started guide.
My 2.5 year old got tubes in October and is doing so much better he’s so close to talking, we see a speech therapist just started. My question is how do you get him to start repeating? He isn’t doing the sensory stuff like he was but when he’s nervous he looks out the corner of his eye and running in circles. Does that eventually get better?
Thanks for your comment. Congrats on your progress. Have you seen my workbook? The areas you are missing for the shift from behavioral to speech are connection and facilitator mindset. Visit WavesofCommunication.com to learn about my workbook and all of my training resources.
my son has had 9 ear infections since May of 2022. Finally got an appointment with an ENT after repeatedly telling his doctor he needed a solution other than antibiotics. He says a few words clearly but other words it sounds like he can only say the first part of the word and not completely clear but i understand what he is trying to say. Hoping ear tubes will finally help
I hate the thought of anesthesia and surgery so young at only 2 years old but if that’s the only option to help him . Is there anything else we can do about middle ear fluid?
Hello Mia - There are many ways to manage ear fluid holistically. You can do a keyword search on the channel here for a few videos. However, managing ear fluid alone will not result in spontaneous speech improvement. You will need to help him make up for the speech he has missed while he couldn't hear. You can do this with natural language facilitation and you can begin that now, while you are still working with ear fluid management. Without your assistance with the language part, he will remain delayed longer. Visit WavesofCommunication.com to learn about all of the ways you can learn to help your son.
Hello Doctor, Am seeking your advice, my little boy “2.8 years” has been diagnosed with ear fluid, as per the Doctor, his hearing was affected by 60% - 70%, however, he had the surgery and as per the Doctor his hearing now is well. I was concerned about autism behaviours he had, after 45 days from the surgery, he still have the autism behaviours, is this normal? Thank in advance
This is a great question. Please tune in Thursday for LIVE Q&A. Next week I will be talking more about the after-effects of ear fluid and communication habits.
Many areas are affected by ear fluid and all behavior is communication. If you see a change or resistance in any behavior I would investigate the root cause.
Ear fluid management alone is not enough to result in speech improvement. Speech delay comes from physical, environmental, and mindset issues. You can learn to do this analysis and overcome any blockages you discover with the resources on my platform. Alternatively, I offer analysis, planning and coaching in my Waves of Communication community. The best place to start is the free class on the website WavesofCommunication.com.
Hi, I was concerned about autism behaviours he had, after 3 months 18 days from the surgery(01/06/2022), he still have the autism behaviours, is this normal? the audiologist said that his hearing improved and it is 100% now. but still I don't see any significant improvement even he was potty trained before the operation but now in the last couple weeks we start nappies again as he start doing it on himself. Do you think that anything gone wrong with the operation? also he was playing with sand a lot in the nursery and school and we could see some sand around his ears. Can the sand affect the tubes in his ears?
Your child probably has been affected by the environment of being without proper hearing. Just correcting hearing alone is not enough to help your child develop functional spoken language and shift nonverbal communication behaviors into functional speech. All kids with chronic ear infections need daily intervention from parents. Have you tried the strategies in my videos or my workbook?
My 21 month old daughter just got tubes in her ears at 18 months due to and having fluid and chronic ear infections from 13-18 months. Our therapist is now telling us to get an autism evaluation. Could she be showing autistic flags due to being behind due to ear fluid? Looking for answers or any help!
Yes. Children are commonly misdiagnosed when therapists miss the signs that the true root cause is ear-related. ua-cam.com/users/liveXQSK_MQolwE?si=sLd3pM1DAzaKjR_H
Thank you so much for this information! We noticed my daughter started to regress at a year, coincidentally the same time she started with ear infections. Before her infections she was saying some words and answering to her name and some directions. She has had 8 infections in the past 3-4 months. Saw an ENT and passed her hearing tests but had excessive fluid build up in ears. She is scheduled for tubes the end of February. Can fluid build up cause a big regression in speech, eye contact, and following directions/name? Has anyone had anything similar? My poor baby has not been the same since she started with these ear infections. She is 16 months old.
This is super common. Many children are misdiagnosed due to these behaviors. My platform equips and empowers parents to facilitate FUNctional speech. WavesofCommunication.com
Marcy omg my 5 year old just got diagnosed with ear fluid. He is getting ear tubes this Friday! He talked some but stopped……he has virtual autism . We stopped tv and he now give eye contact but just never seemed to understand what everyone was saying. Then he developed the autism symptoms of covering ears at loud sounds. I just read this….. Auditory Overstimulation
The excessive fluid pressure in the inner ear can cause parts of the cochlea to become overstimulated, leading to hyperacusis. This overstimulation can make normal environmental sounds seem excessively loud and intrusive, contributing to discomfort and a reduced tolerance for sound. I pray he gets these tubes and he is healed. Thank you Marcy for talking about ears! We even went to er and the dr didn’t see ear fluid even though my so was screaming bloody murder in pain. He was antibiotic’s from pediatrician but it just wouldn’t go away! I decided to take him to ENT and guess what a trained dr found the problem!!!!! I’m so upset he may have had this for years!!!! Ear fluid can go undetected my dr said !
Thanks for sharing your story and congratulations on sticking with your own knowledge and intuition to keep searching for the best plan. Now you have a job to help him catch up his language. My FREE get started guide has everything you need to see how powerful you can be as your child's language facilitator. WavesofCommunication.com
Thanks I bought your books on Amazon! You are a blessing!
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Hi! I’m a deaf mother of deaf daughter. She has the problem with fluid and her school said she’s ASD. Now she is improved when she’s growing out. I still have her a surgery on November 15th for ear tube and remove her tonsils. I knew it that fluid did cause my daughter an autism- like behavior but she is getting less of her autism similar. I pray that she will be healed after ear tube surgery. ❤
I’m in tears of joy and sadness at the same time, you are a incredible educator. Thank you!
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I’m so happy I came across this video we had a hearing test done for my son because he isn’t talking and found out he has fluid in both ears and 2 days before that the dr didn’t even take the time to look at his ears thoroughly and just referred him to an autism specialist and speech delay therapist so I’m glad we had a hearing test scheduled 2 days later and now we have a referral to an ENT so I’m hoping this helps him thank you for your videos and giving me more of an understanding
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The same thing happened to me! The Dr didn’t even check his ears.
same thing happened to us few days ago and my daughter has tubes recently. Did you see a difference as of now
@@zainbhatti9006 not exactly the same story mine… my now 25 month old had had 8 ear infections in a row and the rest of the time in the last 10 months she had been sick with colds and strep 3 times… the whole 10 months she was sick except for maybe 1-2 days in between sicknesses. At my 24 month check up she scored low in speech due to having the same words as in the 18 month appt and low social skills. My little girl would not turn when called and wouldn’t participate in class activities she kept to herself. I decided that the daycare was the source of every virus and germ that made her sick and pulled her out. She had fluid in her ears and her ear drum wasn’t moving completely . She had her tubes placed and by the time she could have her surgery she only had almost no fluid left. That was 3 weeks
After the last time she had gotten sick. Her hearing test was good except her left ear that needed higher frequency to detect sound and got her tubes in. I was told it would be pretty swollen for about 2 weeks and hearing could take about 6 months to fully reestablish. Well it’s now 3 days after the surgery and she is already showing a lot of improvements. She turns when called almost immediately and looks at me when I talk to her. She attempts to reply with random sounds and im figuring out “heh” means yes to her for now. She said the word “key” twice today and that’s the first word she says in months. Before this I was told she needed a speech and autism evaluation.
drs are idiots@@MillenialLatinKaren
This is so far the best video on this topic iv seen ever
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You are one of the few people that talks about this as well. It’s can be torment for a toddler to have this going on in their heads and I can see how they go crazy with this. I mention this to dr and they claim to never see it. I found one paper about this happening. My goals and a to get this fluid pout and get my son back.
TRUTH~ When we look at these poor babies suffering from pressure and pain it is easy to see how they struggle to learn. They certainly brighten up when they feel better and learn super fast too! Good luck!
Fantastic video, just wish the auto generated cc was turned on with this video for subtitles. Sure others would appreciate it too. But thanks for sharing. Absolutely great and eye-opening video. Thanks! 😊👍
God bless you! I had no idea that ears may be a factor. Looking into this immediately
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you're a godsend! from the bottom of my heart, thank you!
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After you watxhing your 7 signs videos, we scheduled an appt with an ENT. My daughter just turned 4 yesterday and doesn't talk. She says little things and says certain words from songs and can
follow what we do. I'm praying we get down to the root cause of her speech delay. She was in speech therapy for a while but it got too expensive smh
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Very very informative! Thank you 🙏🏻 for this information!
You have helped me so much. My daughter is getting tubes in her ears due to middle ear fluid not ear infections. And so far they think she is autistic.
Thank you for your comment. Now the fun work begins! Check out some language facilitation strategies to turn on listening and provide consistent language models. Soon your little one will be replacing communication behaviors with speech. Just tell the 'diagnosers' to give you 6 months of language facilitation and your little girl will deliver a whole different set of brilliant skills.
How is she doing now after the ear tubes ? We are waiting to get our son tubes in a bit and wondering if it helped and changed the diagnosis
Was it Autism?
Thank you so much ! This has explained my son so well. He is 3 years old and recently had his tubes put in in April of this year . He does weird things like scream a high pitch scream , sometimes he hums or clicks his teeth . Although he can easily be redirected . I'm going to keep working with him .
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@@WavesofCommunication Thank you , Iwill be utilizing all of your content and spreading awareness of your knowledge . Many parents and other are very much unaware of this condition . Even a physician told me it's really under diagnosed. When I tell people about it they look at me confused . The 1st think they want to think is autism .
@@kashayj1630 hello, how is your son now?
@@yosjeel2150 His speech has improved tremendously. He still has the tubes in his ears and still suffers from ear infections . He actually has one now as we speak . The difference is the ear infections are less in occurrence. Also I use ear drops that treat the infections topically as opposed to using orally antibiotics . The drops work faster and are more effective , having the tubes allow the drops to do directly where I needs to be . So yes much improvement . I’m so proud of him we came a long . Ps he only clicks his teeth when an infection is present .
@@yosjeel2150 also no more high pitched scream.
I am seeking professional advice/ help with my fight with my school district for appropriate services for my daughter. She had middle ear fluid that caused a 90%hearing loss that wasn't caught until she was almost 3yo. She was quickly misdiagnosed as autistic. We are now working to have the diagnosis removed but the school continue to see her difficulties as autism and/or dyslexia when they are in fact due to reoccurring fluid buildup. She has had 3 surgeries and is now passing her hearing exams. But she has EXTREME anxiety towards phonics based learning that I believe is PTSD based. But the school will not classify her as a hard of hearing or having an emotional disturbance bc they see it as autism and dyslexia.
Hi Tara - This is a tough situation! I do help parents in my program advocate for and manage all services to be most appropriate for their children. Have you checked out my website?
I haven't yet made it that far. Do you have additional resources?
@@scarlettsmama310 Have you seen my updated website? WavesofCommunication.com
I got my son into an audiologist and he score just in the box show I get him rechecked he is five he is still wanting to talk but hates loud noise he’s never had an ear infection
I pray this is my son. I think he had fluid in his ear as a baby. He does do repetitive motion but I think it him trying to fin comfort. He holds our had to where he wants to go now and working to play. I pray that Monday tubes help. Thank you for this and I pray for him.
Hello how is your son now? My son does repetitive motion. He got his eartubes last week
In the 90s I wad going down this route a year later one speech pathologist advised my grandma to get my ears checked sure enough tons of fluid. Ear tubes and adenoids out etc.
Now here we are with my son who is speech delayed and I will for sure push for them to check his hearing
Ear fluid is the #1 most common reason for toddler speech delay. If you had trouble as a child, there is even more indication for recommendation to investigate your late-talker's ear/nose/throat system. While you are waiting, language facilitation strategies can help. Have you seen the free class on my website? WavesofCommunication.com has tons of free resources to get you started.
@@WavesofCommunication yes thank you I am setting that up now
Today my daughter had ear tubes. And I had to fire her daughter because she waited for 2 years and refuse to refer to me to ENT and it took me 1 trip to ER with bad ear infection and other things to refer to me. My pediatric dismissed me when I constantly told her about her speech delay
Thank you so much. My daughter has had 3 infections in the past 6 months and they wanted to wait for one more but given her father and my hx of ear tubes and her speech delay I've gotten her reffered to ENT. A developmental doc leans towards autism but is awesome because she's waiting for us to rule out her ears. Thank you for your information
Good luck with the ENT - There are lots of resource videos here on the channel to help your little one now. No need to wait for perfect hearing to start facilitating language.
OMG! My 2 year old was diagnosed with autism. I just left his ENT appointment and he needs tubes in his ear. I really REALLY hope that's why he's not talking and he was misdiagnosed.🤞🏾
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@@WavesofCommunication Thank you so much!
@@sadesebastian All the best! There are many videos here to help you.
Amazing info - I actually just watched this as I sent my 20 month old for a hearing test Before an evaluation bc she is not speaking- sure enough she has fluid in both ears as I did suspect- great great info! I do have 2 other children that are speech delayed and will be getting them to the ENT to check; they had audiologists screening but not an actual ent look! . Thank you!
Thanks for your comment Chrissy! Ear, nose and throat health is SO important during early language development. Kids very quickly shift into nonverbal communication when these areas are unwell.
Did your child have any other “autism signs”
Is there a fix for this? Someone please reply. If there’s fluid in the ear, can doctor fix it?
I just want to thank you for confirmation. I've suspected my 3yr old of this for a little while now doing my own mini tests and seeing him make jestures that emulate someone who's ears hurt or ear disturbances. My only regret is not getting him to ENT sooner even though i thought about it a few times. Yet, I wanted to be sure by doing as much research as possible first. So this is rewarding and confirming at the same time. Thanks for taking out the time. I feel really sorry for those who were misdiagnosed as autism as the doctors were trying to conclude of my son. No maam. Everything you mentioned described my 3yr old exactly and sounded more the root to it all. It made sense. So glad I was not so hasty to run the other path. Again, thank you. This was a gem!
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Praise the lord for you and this video!!!!!!
My daughter went a year and half with ear infections before getting tubes due to how sick she stayed and has been in speech since she was 1, she is now almost 4 in July and while her speech has improved sooo much BUT now that she’s in preschool they are pressing for autism test but I know that her delays are from how much she went without being able to hear like her attention span and her frustration if someone doesn’t understand her and they force her.
Other than speech, what is something I can do to help her catch back up to her age from that time missed for her growth?
How do you handle a situation like this with childcare and schools?
Thanks for your comment. I hope you have been watching my videos. I have spoken on this issue a lot. In fact, there is a whole playlist that addresses academic support. If you are still stuck, I can help you though consultation. Visit WavesofCommunication.com to learn more.
We just took my two year old son to have an ear test done he wasn’t responsive to the low pitches and they found fluid in both ears, he went through a faze around 18-24 months of consistent irritation of the ear and ear infections and now that I look back this is when I started to see the sensory behaviour you’re talking about he tends to shake his head a lot, he doesn’t play with children he drags me and his dad and grandparents around if he wants something, he does in fact give eye contact and also reply to his name when he can visually see us saying it or if we are loud enough.
We are seeing an ENT soon and hopefully all of my worries will soon pass once we get this fixed. 🙏🏼
Glad to hear that! While you wait for your ENT appointments, you can empower yourself with how you can equip your kid by browsing through Marci's library of videos here on UA-cam especially about how to lessen your worries or strategies you can use with your kiddo. Have a happy holidays!
My son had similar symptoms. He had good eye contact but did not consistently follow instructions. We recently just found out that he had excessive earwax blockage and ear fluid. ENT doctors had removed the blockage and now thet are planning to possibly do one surgery to fix fluid on next checkup
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@@aaronh1668 my 24 month girl has excessive earwax and has had 7 ear infections in a year. I started noticing the lack of vocabulary growth and attention right at 18 months and 3 months after she began daycare and being sick the whole time with multiple ear infections. She has good eye contact as long as I’m not using la gauge but all gestures and she figures out all my gestures perfectly.
@aaronh1668 hello there, any updates/improvements on your little one? My daughter’s visit to the audiologist showed very minimal eardrum movement during the tympanometry test.
Thank you so much for this information! We noticed my daughter started to regress at a year, coincidentally the same time she started with ear infections. Before her infections she was saying some words and answering to her name and some directions. She has had 8 infections in the past 3-4 months. Saw an ENT and passed her hearing tests but had excessive fluid build up in ears. She is scheduled for tubes the end of February. Can fluid build up cause a big regression in speech, eye contact, and following directions/name? Has anyone had anything similar? My poor baby has not been the same since she started with these ear infections. She is 16 months old.
Thanks for your comment. This is VERY common and regression is a hallmark for autism diagnosis. Glad to hear that you are taking care of that fluid. You may want to visit my website and join my newsletter for my free get started guide. It will help you facilitate the speech your little one has missed with all of that fluid. Now is the time to get your child's listening on track as well as the hearing. Lots of parents see improvement super fast! WavesofCommunication.com
Thank you so much for this information. I’ve often heard of children who “lose their autism diagnosis”. It made me wonder if this is part of the reason why. My son is 18 months and he does not respond to his name at all and he is also never pointed or follow when we point. I’m still cautiously optimistic that when he gets tubes this week, it may solve the issues that he’s having. Is also during a time where many children have spent many months away from other children so it’s very hard to understand what their social skills truly are. I’m going to check back in in a month or so to report back whether or not tubes helped with the middle ear fluid my son has been experiencing recently.
We are rooting for you! If you haven't done so already, Marci has a 90-minute Masterclass identifying the blockages as well. She goes live today on UA-cam at 12NN EST if you want to ask any questions in realtime!
Holly, how are your son now???
Hey holly i have the same issue with my 3 year old boy. Could you update us with what happened. I am thinking the same it may be glue ear.
Hello, my grandson is having the same problem, did the tubes work?
Wonderfully informative! I knew that would be the case especially with middle ear fluid, how can it not affect your hearing. I was wondering if you do have fluid in the middle ear for longer then 6 months does it effect your hearing?
Thank you for watching! I have a lot of information and training for parents who want to facilitate speech faster than therapy. Please visit WavesofCommunication.com
My child has been diagnosed with it But he really has terrible ear fluid and ear infections. Especially when he was really young. But they never mentioned this at all as misdiagnosed.
Not even Once.
Everything there is autism. It's like the magic word that has answers to everything. Should I consider a new test?
He doesn't have even many characteristics of the disorder.
It seems that it is not the test but the professionals you have relied on. It is clear that they are not looking at your child holistically. Any qualified speech pathologist would be able to attribute chronic early ear infections with speech delay. I suggest you learn to help your child start talking yourself with the resources on my website. It's a lot easier than you think! WavesofCommunication.com
This literally was what a coworkers daughter told me happened to her now 9 yo daughter. At her preschool they kept on telling her she was autistic and she kept on saying she “regressed” right at the time getting sick of her ears for months. My 2 yo has completed all her milestones early. She was 15 months completing 18 months milestones … that’s when she got in daycare and began to get sick… she had 9 ear infections total in 9 months. And the rest of the time has been congested with something the WHOLE time. My practitioner wants me to infer that she needs to get tested. I pressured her to refer her to an ENT which she did and her audiologist couldn’t even test her. They just detected movement in her ear but they couldn’t verify if she had fluid behind her ears. The ENT doctor just said she recommended speech therapy and tubes…. Because it was like hearing underwater with the chronic ear infections. My husband jumped at her for recommending surgery without testing her and after the doozie of audiology test. At the time I was upset they couldn’t even test her or check her spell and 10 days postpartum… so I let it go… she was 21 months… 2 ear infections later and zero speech progress now my baby won’t listen to speech she literally responds excellent to all gestures. I could no talk a word. Make signals and gestures and she engages with me 100% … I have an ENT appt at the local county hospital in 5’days and I am pretty sure she will have glue ear. I pulled her out of daycare and I hope she finds solutions for this. I see her only interested in toys that bring her a visual stimulation and does pretend play. I’ll update y’all with whatever we discover. Whether it is fluid or delays or ASd. We love our baby and will help her.
Hi Karen, Thank you for your message. There are many things you can do to help your child move from her visual method of communicating into more speech with natural language facilitation. It is important that she is hearing of course, and when you know that she is interested and listening, you can teach her the language that she has missed.
@@WavesofCommunication Today we went to the ENT clinic and she did relatively well in her hearing test. She was placed in a sound proof room with an attendant while she sat on my lap. Being 24 months exactly she was a mess. The audiologist made noises in either side of us and play cute and funny images in each screen. Once she got to low pitch low volume noises like whispers and she would not have a reaction besides continue to whatever she was playing with and be distracted. Doctor said that she was over it and disengaged. In my opinion she was playing and being wild the whole time except when she heard something “weird” she’d look and investigate. She has fluid in her ears and her eardrum was not moving 100%. She is scheduled for tubes in a week.
@@WavesofCommunication today it’s been 3 days my now 25 months old daughter had her tubes placed. The changes in her behavior are astonishing. She turns back every time we call her name. When we ask her questions she attempts to respond with a “heh” sound. She used to not have great eye contact just 4 days ago and now she looks at me the whole time I ask her something and while she tries to reply using sounds that right now don’t mean anything. I can’t believe I let her ear infections continue to come back thinking that medications would resolve her problem when the fluid was there all these months (almost a year) she doesn’t ignore her 4 month sister any more. When she makes noises she comes to caress her and hold her. I cannot even believe it’s been all this change in just 3 days legit!!! She hasn’t even started her speech therapy. I’ll continue to update. My mama heart is finding so much joy with this beautiful child.
@@MillenialLatinKaren Congratulations! You are learning how powerful your influence can be. Keep up the good work and you may never need speech therapy. No therapist will be able to help her develop faster than you can.
@@WavesofCommunication it literally had been 2 weeks and now my baby has 2 new words and imitates our expressions like “uh oh” “awwwe” “eww” when she didn’t use to before her ear tube surgery, basically she wouldn’t imitate sounds at all, she imitated actions only. I’m so eternally grateful I found your video. She will be evaluated by a speech pathologist in 3 weeks but I’m
Not sure she will need anything like you said. She is already growing and fast!
I'm nearly 40 and started doing inner ear stimulation exercises last year and it genuinely cured my autism, I live in England and the doctors here get very angry if I tell them this so I keep it to myself but it genuinely works
I suggest instead of looking at your situation as a "cure" (meaning something is/was wrong with you) that you view (and share) your experience as healing and evolving your personal life experience to be joyful in your self-created 'new you'. Congratulations on your success in overcoming challenges through your dedicated practice.
@@WavesofCommunication thanks for your kind words :)
Omg..can you please share these exercises. I have a son turning 3 in July and he has a speech delay. He babbels but I know he can hear but I don't think he can clearly. This is say I feel his delay is linked to his hearing. Also, when he lays down I rub his ears out of curiosity and he willingly sits there so peacefully and let's me massage his ears so that's another reason I feel it's his ears but I don't want tubes or any kind of surgery. I definitely want to see if it's the problem so I will get him tested with an ENT..but I want to cure the issue as safely as naturally as possible. Please share your methods. Thanks in advance❣
@@dandeelion they're someone else's techniques not mine but look at zing performance or wynford dore if you need any more help let me know :)
Hello. My child doesnt respond to extremely loud noises like smoke alarms and also doesnt even acknowledge if we shut the sound off the television
Hi - If you are concerned about your child's hearing, it's best to get a full evaluation with an audiologist. You can get a referral from your pediatrician.
Would this affect regression in gestures too?
My little one regressed with speech and communication and words. She does say some words now but not to communicate.
She's had the triple op last Saturday, and we are seeing some improvement but not sure how to make out what counts as joint attention etc.
She used to point etc but this stopped at 16 months when she had the infection. However I don't remember if she used gestures to communicate.
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My son has ear fluid and at the same time docters pushing me to do autism assessment what should i do go for ear problem and go for assessment????
Your situation is very common and it is the reason my channel exists. The decision is yours of course, however, this video gives you some things to try before you make your decision. ua-cam.com/video/uGywAk5s_Wc/v-deo.html
Could this happen with hearing loss not associated with fluid
yes
Thank you for all the information! What about no ear infections? I know my son has a lot of wax but doesnt suffer with infections. He does always mess with his ears.
Hello there. Perhaps this video will help you determine if your child's ears are affecting speech development. ua-cam.com/video/XQSK_MQolwE/v-deo.html
My daughter never had ear infections but ended up with fluid in her ear
My son had a ton of wax and no fluid. We had an ENT remove the wax and he passed his hearing test with flying colors. But unfortunately it’s still taking a long time and months of speech therapy for him to talk, so unfortunately I think my son is a late talker and may have mild autism or apraxia. But I truly believe the ear wax and multiple cases of RSV and Covid made it worse.
Do you provide services to families for late talkers?
I do! My Waves of Communication resources and coaching programs are designed for parents just like you. Please visit WavesofCommunication.com to find the resources that are right for your family. ALL parents can facilitate spoken language. You can do this!
What about built up ear wax? My son had multiple ear infections, lots of ear wax, RSV and Covid as a baby and toddler which I believe affected his speech.
Ear wax has been known to be a factor in late talking. Look at the symptoms and see. There is another video that offers more general "ear related" advice. ua-cam.com/users/liveXQSK_MQolwE
We were told my son was autistic but i ordered a otoscope and could see both my little boys ears were inflamed and bulging. I saw a private ENT who confirmed it is not autisim but glue ear. He is now having grommets
This is a very common situation. You will need to work with your child to provide the language models that were missed while your child was not able to hear properly. My channel is full of videos to help you!
Hello, I wrote a comment before about my son. I recently took him to the ENT again but this time it was for snoring and possible sleep apnea. He will be getting his tonsils and adenoids removed next month. My oldest son will have to have his removed as well. My youngest son had 5 ear infections last year starting in January going through till April. In April he was diagnosed, he is a late talker but I don’t agree with the diagnosis. Are the tonsils connected to the ear infections? Prior to the ear infections any symptoms he had weren’t there only late talking. Also, he’s 3 now and the whole thing with isolation during Covid. We are now trying to get back to living in a normal manner. Thank you for all you do
Also, my 3 year old will dig in his ears pretty frequently. It doesn’t seem like he’s in pain when he does it. And his ear wax is a dark brown color which seems weird to me. I told the ENT but they didn’t say anything about that.
You may want to check other videos on my channel about ENT issues. (Use a keyword search.) The system is all connected. Remember that the physical issues are only the root of the problem. You will need to provide connected engagement and tons of language models to help your child catch up with the speech missed during these illnesses. You can use my workbook to learn exactly where your child is in language development and what you can do everyday to help him catch up.
Thank-you and I will
My son had an appointment today. He turned two in October and is still only saying Dada, Mama, growling and babbling. He exudes most of these behaviors, except for hitting his head and face. At our appointment today, our doctor (we're new patients with him) mentioned that he's not concerned about autism based on his observation, but it's always a possibility in developmentally delayed kiddos. He stressed that we get his hearing checked but said that he couldn't see if he had any fluid. His Grandpa and Uncle have both been hard of hearing their entire lives. Should I see an ENT specialist or just test his hearing?
Hi Elizabeth. There are many things that can cause a child to be late talking. If you are concerned about physical issues, then you should seek the guidance of a medical professional. However, you might also want to watch this video to determine if there are other factors that you do have control over. ua-cam.com/video/kH7KKHmi0nQ/v-deo.html
My grandson is 3 ,will be 4 in 5 months, & is still not speaking in sentences, or even verberlizing words like open, eat, juice, love you. But he will mimic stuff he sees on TV, which is strange. He understands different commands, but still communicates with like babble talk, he also puts his hands on both ears,& stares off alot. He was tested at 2& % & was told his speech is delayed, * & not too worry. Should we have him tested again.?? We're worried about him
I suggest you start facilitating improvement now. If your grandson is not responding then check ears again. Visit WavesofCommunication.com and sign up for my newsletter for a free get started guide.
What about the lack of eye contact, can that be related to ear issues ?
Yes. You may want to look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/XQSK_MQolwE/v-deo.html
@@WavesofCommunication thank you so much :)
My 2.5 year old got tubes in October and is doing so much better he’s so close to talking, we see a speech therapist just started. My question is how do you get him to start repeating? He isn’t doing the sensory stuff like he was but when he’s nervous he looks out the corner of his eye and running in circles. Does that eventually get better?
Thanks for your comment. Congrats on your progress. Have you seen my workbook? The areas you are missing for the shift from behavioral to speech are connection and facilitator mindset. Visit WavesofCommunication.com to learn about my workbook and all of my training resources.
Is there a fix for this? Someone please reply. If there’s fluid in the ear, can doctor fix it?
Marci advocates going to an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor) so they can recommend you the steps to move forward.
Thank you so much for this video. Just going out my son has fluid in his ears
thanks Rashonda! Share with us your progress. are you part of the group? come join us! bit.ly/LFResourcesGroup
so will ear tubes help?
my son has had 9 ear infections since May of 2022. Finally got an appointment with an ENT after repeatedly telling his doctor he needed a solution other than antibiotics. He says a few words clearly but other words it sounds like he can only say the first part of the word and not completely clear but i understand what he is trying to say. Hoping ear tubes will finally help
I hate the thought of anesthesia and surgery so young at only 2 years old but if that’s the only option to help him . Is there anything else we can do about middle ear fluid?
Hello Mia - There are many ways to manage ear fluid holistically. You can do a keyword search on the channel here for a few videos. However, managing ear fluid alone will not result in spontaneous speech improvement. You will need to help him make up for the speech he has missed while he couldn't hear. You can do this with natural language facilitation and you can begin that now, while you are still working with ear fluid management. Without your assistance with the language part, he will remain delayed longer. Visit WavesofCommunication.com to learn about all of the ways you can learn to help your son.
Hello Doctor,
Am seeking your advice, my little boy “2.8 years” has been diagnosed with ear fluid, as per the Doctor, his hearing was affected by 60% - 70%, however, he had the surgery and as per the Doctor his hearing now is well.
I was concerned about autism behaviours he had, after 45 days from the surgery, he still have the autism behaviours, is this normal?
Thank in advance
This is a great question. Please tune in Thursday for LIVE Q&A. Next week I will be talking more about the after-effects of ear fluid and communication habits.
Can leaked milk several times cause ear problems in babies and toddlers?
Thanks for the question but this is outside of my knowledge base. The key is to keep the ears clear and healthy for optimum speech development.
Can this affect their eating ?
Many areas are affected by ear fluid and all behavior is communication. If you see a change or resistance in any behavior I would investigate the root cause.
How do I know tubes haven’t helped and the ears are still the culprit?
Ear fluid management alone is not enough to result in speech improvement. Speech delay comes from physical, environmental, and mindset issues. You can learn to do this analysis and overcome any blockages you discover with the resources on my platform. Alternatively, I offer analysis, planning and coaching in my Waves of Communication community. The best place to start is the free class on the website WavesofCommunication.com.
Can ear fluid cause a Toddler to lack eye contact?
yes.
Hi,
I was concerned about autism behaviours he had, after 3 months 18 days from the surgery(01/06/2022), he still have the autism behaviours, is this normal?
the audiologist said that his hearing improved and it is 100% now.
but still I don't see any significant improvement even he was potty trained before the operation but now in the last couple weeks we start nappies again as he start doing it on himself.
Do you think that anything gone wrong with the operation? also he was playing with sand a lot in the nursery and school and we could see some sand around his ears. Can the sand affect the tubes in his ears?
Your child probably has been affected by the environment of being without proper hearing. Just correcting hearing alone is not enough to help your child develop functional spoken language and shift nonverbal communication behaviors into functional speech. All kids with chronic ear infections need daily intervention from parents. Have you tried the strategies in my videos or my workbook?
hi @qawdhan11 ! Did you see any improvement in your kid later? If so when was that?
My 21 month old daughter just got tubes in her ears at 18 months due to and having fluid and chronic ear infections from 13-18 months. Our therapist is now telling us to get an autism evaluation. Could she be showing autistic flags due to being behind due to ear fluid? Looking for answers or any help!
Yes. Children are commonly misdiagnosed when therapists miss the signs that the true root cause is ear-related. ua-cam.com/users/liveXQSK_MQolwE?si=sLd3pM1DAzaKjR_H
Thank you so much for this information! We noticed my daughter started to regress at a year, coincidentally the same time she started with ear infections. Before her infections she was saying some words and answering to her name and some directions. She has had 8 infections in the past 3-4 months. Saw an ENT and passed her hearing tests but had excessive fluid build up in ears. She is scheduled for tubes the end of February. Can fluid build up cause a big regression in speech, eye contact, and following directions/name? Has anyone had anything similar? My poor baby has not been the same since she started with these ear infections. She is 16 months old.
This is super common. Many children are misdiagnosed due to these behaviors. My platform equips and empowers parents to facilitate FUNctional speech. WavesofCommunication.com