Glue ear

izzy29 · Mar 28th, 2012, 12:17 PM

Anyones kids had this and had to have vents fitted? Were the results good? any alternative other than vents?

cat81 · Mar 28th, 2012, 16:31 PM

No real advice, sorry. Just to say that when my LO was poorly a month or so ago, I took him to the doctor who said that he had glue ear. I asked what this was and if it would cause problems and he said that about 2/3 children have it and it normally just clears on its own. He never mentioned anything about vents. As far as I can tell, it has never really bothered LO although he does get a lot of ear wax.

Blah11 · Mar 28th, 2012, 16:36 PM

My friends LO had grommets fitted due to recurrent infections that made her very poorly and miserable. They havent worked as well as she would have liked and still get infections but theyre less severe when she gets them. The specialists have told her mum to stop smoking as thats one of the main risk increaser for glue ear.

Alias · Mar 29th, 2012, 04:57 AM

My DD had ear infections constantly for about 4 months. Went to a specialist who gave us the option of constant low dose antibiotics or the grommets. We had a hearing test done and realised it was definitely affecting her hearing, even after a round of antibiotics, so we went with the grommets. I don't think she's been on antibiotics since, and it's coming up to 6 months now. For us it was definitely worth it.

Mar 28th, 2012, 12:17 PM	#1
izzy29 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 874	Glue ear Anyones kids had this and had to have vents fitted? Were the results good? any alternative other than vents?

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Mar 28th, 2012, 16:31 PM	#2
cat81 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 949	No real advice, sorry. Just to say that when my LO was poorly a month or so ago, I took him to the doctor who said that he had glue ear. I asked what this was and if it would cause problems and he said that about 2/3 children have it and it normally just clears on its own. He never mentioned anything about vents. As far as I can tell, it has never really bothered LO although he does get a lot of ear wax.

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Mar 28th, 2012, 16:36 PM	#3
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38,244	My friends LO had grommets fitted due to recurrent infections that made her very poorly and miserable. They havent worked as well as she would have liked and still get infections but theyre less severe when she gets them. The specialists have told her mum to stop smoking as thats one of the main risk increaser for glue ear.

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Mar 29th, 2012, 04:57 AM	#4
Alias Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 851	My DD had ear infections constantly for about 4 months. Went to a specialist who gave us the option of constant low dose antibiotics or the grommets. We had a hearing test done and realised it was definitely affecting her hearing, even after a round of antibiotics, so we went with the grommets. I don't think she's been on antibiotics since, and it's coming up to 6 months now. For us it was definitely worth it.

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