ENT

If you remember, not the last time Kinley was at the Special Care Clinic, but the time before that it was recommended that Kinley see an ENT. The reason for that recommendation was 1) follow-up from being on the vent for the first month of her life and 2) because Kinley was making a noise that sounded kind of like she was gasping for air, but Kevin and I knew it was just a noise she made every once in a while because she was excited and having fun. We were not concerned about the noise at all but thought it might be nice to get a follow-up with an ENT to make sure the vent didn't cause any damage to Kinley's throat.

Well, last week Kinley finally got in to see the ENT. The visit went pretty much like I thought it would. The nurse came in and did her assessment of Kinley, Kinley screamed through the whole assessment, and then the ENT came in and said Kinley looks ( and sounds ) great. The ENT said if we wanted her to scope Kinley she could, but since Kinley is eating and drinking without too much trouble and her vocal cords seem to work well there was really no need to put her through the procedure. The procedure would involve the ENT putting a little camera up Kinley's nose and then down her throat. To Kinley it would feel a lot like getting an NG tube placed and Kevin and I didn't see any reason to put Kinley through that. Especially when the ENT said that even if she found anything they would not consider treatment unless it started affecting Kinley's speech, breathing or eating.

It was a quick and painless appointment although anyone who heard Kinley screaming on our way out might have thought otherwise.