My DD will be getting gromits at 18 months (in November), she has a cleft palate and hearing difficulties and wears a hearing aid due to fluid in the middle ear.

Her surgery will be at RCH and she will be having it at the same time as her cleft repair, there are no charges for me, although she was an impatient for 3 months and has since been an outpatient in many clinics so I am not sure if this makes any difference $$$ wise, I doubt it would matter.

Good luck, I hope that the gromits clear up any hearing problems your DS has.