Grade 1 (FEB), I'm told he is having issues with his concentration and he is a day dreamer and needs pushing as he was slipping back behind everyone again.
Grade 1 (MAY), After speaking with his teacher she tells me he is WAY behind with his numeracy skills and it's really effecting his education. He can't keep up, and his concentration is at 0.
This was heartbreaking, no parent wants to hear their child isn't close to perfect. We began a mission of catching him up again, and we are trying hard every night to do something mathematical.
His literacy although isn't great, he is at a level where he is ok. So I haven't focused too much there, other than his nightly reader.
I decide to take Jorge to see our family GP, he checks his ears and says his opinion is that Jorge has "Glue Ears" so refers us to see a specialist. His hearing isn't where it should be which EXPLAINS A HELL OF A LOT!
Tas, Jorge and myself go to see Simon Purser who is a specialist of the ears. He tells us Jorge's ears definitely don't look normal so they give him a hearing test. It shows he is hearing at a 10 decibels less than he should be.
So at this point, we are trying to avoid having to go through the route of surgery. He has to have demazin/dimetapp twice a day (one week on, one week off), I had to buy an OTOVENT for him to try to clear his nasal passages. He is also off diary (as it adds more mucus). We have another appointment
on the 26th September, to see whether the Eustachian tube has cleared up or not. FINGERS CROSSED!!
This is the what OTOVENT does, and lets hope that surgery isn't going to be necessary.
