Isn't she too old now?

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I have read they are ok to get wet, as long as the water is clean & not soapy. But for the first few months, the odd occasion she did get water in them she'd get an instant earache.

[Oorki Galoorki]

i had the same issues when younger.. i was upgraded from grommits to T tubes.. fixed it permanantly

[~clover~]

i had the same issues when younger.. i was upgraded from grommits to T tubes.. fixed it permanantly

Can I ask what they are?

We are going to see a doctor tomorrow, but its not our usual doctor. I'm not real happy we couldn't get in to see him...Flu season at its peak I guess.
They did tell me over the phone though that there can be problems right through to the teen years

[Oorki Galoorki]

sorry i didnt get back to you in time for your doctors appt.

T tubes are a drainage tube that gets attatched to the eardrum.(its the shape of a T) because it is a semi permanent tube for at least 2 yrs you cant get water in your ear.. i had no probs with this and still now i hate getting water in my ears.

its day surgery with an ENT. i dont think i had my last one out (my first one i grow a pollip over it so it had to be removed and replaced) but the removal is generally a simple bit of suction.

i would highly recomend chatting to your ENT about it..
if you want more info let me know

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Ok, thankyou.
There is alot of wax/discharge in her ear, so we have to clear that out. Then have her ear flushed. Then a hearing test. Then the ENT.
The doc we saw thinks its just the wax, which is in one ear & I know her hearing is way too bad for it to just be wax. & it happened straight after a few days of an ear infection.
I just hope the system is better here & it doesn't take 18 months & going to a different hospital to get it done!