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A child's recurrent ear infections can affect the whole family, causing lost sleep and missed work days. Ear tubes may help.
Children who have recurrent ear infections or have hearing loss associated with fluid behind the eardrum may be good candidates for ear tubes.
Dr. Dan Kirse, a pediatric otolaryngologist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center says, "An ear tube is a small tube that is placed in the ear drum that helps the hole in the ear drum to drain fluid and allow air behind the eardrum."
The procedure requires a trip to the operating room, but only for about 5 to 10 minutes. Children go home the same day and resume normal activities very quickly, hopefully with fewer ear infections.
"Putting in ear tubes does not give you a permanent fix for your ear problems. It's just basically giving you a band-aid for the problem, and there are some children who require longer periods of time to outgrow their ear problems."
About 30% of children will require a second set of ear tubes.
Dr. Kirse says inserting ear tubes is probably the most commonly done procedure at Brenner Children's Hospital.
From WFMY News 2
Children who have recurrent ear infections or have hearing loss associated with fluid behind the eardrum may be good candidates for ear tubes.
Dr. Dan Kirse, a pediatric otolaryngologist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center says, "An ear tube is a small tube that is placed in the ear drum that helps the hole in the ear drum to drain fluid and allow air behind the eardrum."
The procedure requires a trip to the operating room, but only for about 5 to 10 minutes. Children go home the same day and resume normal activities very quickly, hopefully with fewer ear infections.
"Putting in ear tubes does not give you a permanent fix for your ear problems. It's just basically giving you a band-aid for the problem, and there are some children who require longer periods of time to outgrow their ear problems."
About 30% of children will require a second set of ear tubes.
Dr. Kirse says inserting ear tubes is probably the most commonly done procedure at Brenner Children's Hospital.
From WFMY News 2