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It was down to Andrew's caring wife Julie, 37, who pushed for her husband to get a second opinion after doctors first diagnosed him with
glue ear.
Usually, when
glue ear is first diagnosed, there will be a wait for three or four months before carrying out a second hearing test.
This is known as
glue ear and would need the insertion of grommets to drain the middle ear and keep it healthy.
Davies says, "and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are prone to a problem similar to '
glue ear' in children in which the middle ear fills with a sticky fluid instead of air.
One of the most common reasons children visit the doctor is middle ear problems, whether they be acute otitis media or the more chronic manifestations of otitis media with effusion (
glue ear).
The Early Ears app, created by audiologists at Aston University, can help parents spot
glue ear - a common condition affecting up to 80 per cent of children by the age of 10 - using a digital and fun version of a test which paediatric health clinics use.
Otitis media with effusion (OME) or '
glue ear' to you and me, is actually not about ear wax.
If he has had a chronic infection, there may be a build-up of fluid in his middle ear, which is called
glue ear. It is treated with antibiotics and sometimes needs a temporary small tube in the ear drum.
She had bilateral middle ear effusions in keeping with
glue ear. After a period of active surveillance, her
glue ear resolved, but she continued to have a hearing deficit, with a right-sided mild conductive hearing loss with thresholds of ~40 dB.
I was allowed to attend because of my son's
glue ear. "But I was told by officials around 20 parents had been turned away at the gate.
"We deal with a vast range of presentations, from impetigo, skin rashes,
glue ear, strep throat, sexual health checks and minor wounds.