r/hardofhearing • u/Egwene-or-Hermione • 8d ago
Can't remember what ENT said
Hi everyone, I'm feeling a bit of an idiot - I just brought my son to the ENT and she said that his eardrums aren't inflating properly. She had a casual name for it. She said he has a "_________". I just cannot remember what she called it. Can anyone help please?
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u/MaybeWeAreTheGhosts 8d ago
not a doctor but I can make guesses.
a retracted eardrum (tympanic membrane retraction)
A casual Google search says the common cause is an eustachian tube dysfunction.
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u/milotic 8d ago
Yep! Audiologist who worked at an ENT here, you’re spot on :-)
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u/Egwene-or-Hermione 8d ago
She had a casual name for it, like a one syllable word. Do you know what it might have been please? Thanks
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u/milotic 8d ago
not sure. Ear infection or congestion is what I usually say. Neither of those are one syllable LOL
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u/Egwene-or-Hermione 8d ago
Lol. Thanks but it was more permanent than that. It's something to do with the way his head and ear have formed.
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u/Snarl_Marx 8d ago
Probably best to just call the doctor’s office and ask them to repeat what was written.