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What Causes Ear Pain After Insertion Of Grommets?
My 3 1/2yr old had grommets inserted last year in April, recently he has been complaining about his right ear hurting. Its not always but on and off and its very painful for him to handle. We have seen our GP regarding this and his on antibiotics. Its been more than a year for the grommets, aren t they suppose to be out by now and why is it hurting him.
Mon, 12 Sep 2016
the most common cause of ear pain in a grommet inserted ear is middle ear infection, pus may or may not be apparent, when that happens , topical antibiotics are more effective than oral antibiotics .
a small number of grommets may persists for more than 3 years , if they do so , a careful assessment to weight the benefit of removal versus the risk of recurrent ear infection .
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a small number of grommets may persists for more than 3 years , if they do so , a careful assessment to weight the benefit of removal versus the risk of recurrent ear infection .
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