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Ear tubes and toddlers
Posted: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:11 pm
by wannamove
My daughter has ear tubes put in when we were in Houston. It is pretty common there - is it common for toddlers to get tubes in Singapore? I would like to take my daughter to a pediatrician who can check her ears and just make sure they have not fallen or clogged with wax.
Any parents who have gone through this?
Thank you
Posted: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:01 am
by JR8
What are 'ear-tubes'?
Posted: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:54 am
by wannamove
JR8 wrote:What are 'ear-tubes'?
Well ear-tubes = tubes put in ear drum to drain out fluid and equalize pressure
More information from Medicinenet
http://www.medicinenet.com/ear_tubes/article.htm
Posted: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:56 am
by JR8
OIC.
Did they use to call the symptom glue-ear?
Posted: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 1:02 am
by wannamove
JR8 wrote:OIC.
Did they use to call the symptom glue-ear?
never heard of the term "glue ear" - sorry
Posted: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:07 am
by gravida
I do not have personal experience with it, but I know (through my work - I am not ENT though) quite a number of children with grommets. Of course they use it in Singapore, if needed.
And yes, sometimes people use them with condition called "glue ear" - in general the fluid that gather in the inner ear tends to be thicker, so i guess that's where the "glue" name comes from.
I cannot recommend anyone specific, though.