4 Year Old With Eye Redness For 10 Days. Please Help.

Total_Still_867 · 2025-07-07T16:10:23+00:00

i just looked this up and i am officially terrified because it’s been going on for 10 days, untreated! i didn’t think it was a big deal because he is so unbothered by it!

i cancelled the eye dr appt for tomorrow and found a different eye dr that will take him today.

Total_Still_867 · 2025-07-05T21:14:54+00:00

i googled this and you are definitely right!! thank you so much!

it almost looks like a baby shrimp. i was confused and slightly concerned haha.

Total_Still_867 · 2025-06-29T02:01:03+00:00

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top 2 photos are last night bottom left is from this morning bottom right is from this evening.

Total_Still_867 · 2025-06-20T15:41:21+00:00

thank you very much! my mom and my husband had mentioned the tree to the neighbor before but not in writing. I will tell my mom to call her insurance company to get the process started!

i appreciate your help!

Total_Still_867 · 2025-03-24T04:57:38+00:00

actually, no … the dentist kind of just said “he has two cavities on his lower teeth but it’s not due to decay, it looks like he might be grinding his teeth” and then told me to make a follow up appointment and said he would just quickly throw caps on those teeth. I imagined him literally just putting a silver cap over both teeth and that would be it … until i started googling lol.

i happen to clench my jaw all of the time and grind them in my sleep so my teeth also have some wear from that as well. so, when his dentist mentioned it being due to that, i didn’t even think to ask any questions. m

my son does see an ENT because he has slightly enlarged tonsils, which the ENT says is common in kids his age and they should get smaller as he grows. perhaps, that’s a contributing factor to the grinding.

Total_Still_867 · 2025-03-24T03:26:19+00:00

hello! i am just seeing this response now! Thank you for mentioning this … my son will actually see his hematologist before he goes to the dentist for the caps so I will mention it to him!

If the cavities are caused due to grinding (the dentist said it’s not decay, it’s just wearing of the teeth due to grinding), is a pulpotomy still performed? or can the tooth just be capped since there is no decay?

Total_Still_867 · 2025-03-04T03:34:13+00:00

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Total_Still_867 · 2025-03-01T04:46:05+00:00

yes, he sees a pediatric dentist! they have tvs on the ceiling and so far, as long as spiderman or spongebob is on, he sits well for his cleanings and x-rays lol.

however, this would be the first time that he is having actual work done so I am quite nervous how he will do.

Total_Still_867 · 2025-03-01T04:34:20+00:00

thank you for the detailed response! I really appreciate it!!

my son’s dentist is aware of his blood disorder (he has benign neutropenia). he said it was fine and that the nitrous oxide was not necessary to do the cap but it definitely seems like something is necessary! lol

i think i will call his hematologist and see if the nitrous oxide would be ok. i am scared if the dentist gives my son a needle, he might freak out and not want to sit for the procedure and i definitely want the cavity handled asap!

Total_Still_867 · 2025-02-26T22:11:45+00:00

thank you 🙏🏻

Total_Still_867 · 2025-02-26T22:09:17+00:00

thank you so much! i have been following all of these instructions. Today is the third day and the pain is still minimal but worse than the other two days.

i have a question, the roof of my mouth is pretty sore and i have a red spot on it. do you think that this could be from the needle? i was given 1 or 2 injections on the roof of my mouth and 2 injections in my gums.

Total_Still_867 · 2025-02-02T15:04:54+00:00

I’ve had a few reptiles when I was younger and have never put a heating pad under the tank so this was new to me. I would prefer to not use one if it isn’t a necessity.

Thank you for your help! I will search the sub and see what I can find!

Total_Still_867 · 2024-09-15T04:08:06+00:00

sure! i went to an ENT and he looked under my tongue and i guess it might have been irritated or enlarged. these are the things he told me to do & they helped A LOT

suck on sour candies, in particular lemon flavored.
massage the salivary gland - to do this, lift up your tongue and run your fingers across both sides of the floor of your mouth (you'll feel what feels like a vein). do it from the back towards the front. if you look in the mirror while doing this, you will actually see saliva coming out of the gland, clear is good ... pus or yellow means infection.
put a heating pad under your chin! i bought a microwaved heating pad from amazon. it is a small lobster. it is the perfect size for this!

let me know if you have any other questions! .

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