Change event does not fire in IE

Change event does not fire in IE

This question has been asked a couple of times before, but in a slightly different context.  I have registered a change event like so:
 
$('#textInputElem').change(function() {//do stuff});
 
This input field is a text input that gets populated with a file name from a file browser window.  I'm triggering the upload as soon as the user selects their file (i.e. as soon as the value of the text box changes).  This works fine in all browsers except (big surprise) IE.  Now, reading through MSDN I noticed that Microsoft expects the change event to fire when the box loses focus, which is not what I want.  I want a true onChange event to trigger when the value of the box changes, even while the box has focus.  I know that ajax autocomplete events seem to behave okay when the value changes.  Is there a known workaround to make this functionality work?