DS has grommits.. I actually can't remember how many he had, i didn't think it was all that often, but everytime he got a cold he would end up with an ear infection.

When we went to the ENT (we thought he had an auditory Processing disorder), it was he who said the eardrums are dull, which is a sign that there is gunk under there, needing grommits.

Maybe just go to and ENT, who can have a really good look at them and see if it is needed. I know realise that this was the cause of a lot of his speaking and behaviour problems, he couldn't hear properally to speak (couldn't hear himself either), and couldn't sit down and concentrate on something (other than if he was building somehting alone) because he didn't understand what was going on and got bored. I wish i had known earlier i would have got them ages ago!