Otovent Autoinflation Device - Clinically Effective Treatment for Glue Ear

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Some parents reported that their children had problems with the first inflation. Pre-stretching really helps with releasing some of the tension and to keep trying. Try to avoid your child diving or jumping into the water as this increases the outside pressure and forces water through the grommet into the middle ear. Good quality, digital hearing aids are available free of charge for all children on the NHS. Your child may also be offered a bone conduction hearing device. Your child’s provider may have you watch your child’s condition to see if it clears up on its own. If your child’s symptoms continue for several months, they’ll recommend you return for testing and treatment. What tests will be done to diagnose glue ear?

The new generation of devices have a face mask that is used to cover the nose and mouth of a child. The mask is connected to a tube with a balloon on one end and a one-way valve on the other that allows air to enter. Your child’s specialist may perform a surgery called myringotomy. During this procedure, the specialist will make a small cut in your child’s eardrum to allow fluid to drain from their middle ear. The specialist may place a tiny, hollow ear tube in the cut. The tube helps balance the pressure in their eardrum with the pressure in their middle ear. It also provides drainage from your child’s middle ear to their outer ear. The tube usually falls out on its own within a year. Adenoidectomy

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Your ENT doctor will recommend keeping your child’s ears dry for the first 2–4 weeks immediately following the surgery. After this, most children with grommets don't need to take any special precautions and can swim and bath as usual with grommets in. There are a few children who may be at a particular risk of infection due to water entering the ear. If your child is one of these, your ENT doctor may suggest some of the following precautions. You can also watch the demonstration video produced by the University of Southampton or find out more information from the Otovent Glue Ear Treatment video. Hearing aids This home remedy is one of the recommended treatments for glue ear. It involves blowing into a balloon with one nostril while pressing the other. This procedure is repeated several times a day for each nostril. Glue ear is a common condition in childhood where the middle ear is filled with fluid, without infection. About one in five children around the age of two will be affected by glue ear at any given time, and in the UK, GPs see about 200,000 children each year because of it. Chronic glue ear is sometimes treated with a type of surgery called an adenoidectomy. During this procedure, your doctor removes your adenoid glands from behind your nose that may be contributing to fluid buildup in your ear.

Adverse effects were similar in both groups, with nosebleeds reported most frequently (15% and 14% in each group). Respiratory tract infections were more during nasal balloon treatment (15%) compared with usual care (10%). A referral to an audiologist or an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist may be advised at some point. This may be straightaway for babies who have hearing loss. (This is to rule out other serious causes of hearing loss.) It may be after a period of watchful waiting in older children who previously had good hearing. Hearing tests and ear tests can confirm the cause of hearing loss and show the degree of hearing loss if it is present. Glue ear treatment Can medication clear glue ear?

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The mechanical part of hearing is related to the normal movement of the eardrum, and the three bones in our middle ear that carry the sound vibrations to the inner ear.

Perera R, Glasziou PP, Heneghan CJ et al. Autoinflation for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;(5):CD006285. No treatment is usually advised at first as the outlook is good. Typically, a doctor may advise that you wait three months to see if the glue ear clears. Watchful waiting is sometimes called active monitoring. Watchful waiting isn't usually an option for some children - eg, those with Down's syndrome or cleft palate. Balloon treatment Hearing aids are devices that make sounds louder. To help with temporary hearing loss, your child’s healthcare provider may recommend hearing aids. Children often use them while they’re waiting for glue ear to resolve. They also use them when a myringotomy isn’t possible. Are there any potential complications after surgery for glue ear? In children, glue ear usually gets better on its own with no treatment. The GP will usually monitor your child for three months to see whether the glue ear goes by itself, before considering treatment. To determine the severity of your condition, the doctor will examine your ear using a magnified scope with an attached light. This will also help them determine the exact spot of the fluid build-up.Several small hospital based studies have found that a simple, non-surgical procedure using a nasal balloon device can be effective in resolving hearing loss caused by glue ear. This trial was funded by the NIHR to assess the effectiveness of this procedure in primary care. It is the largest trial to date and one of a few to measure response at three months. The child can breathe in without resistance and every time they breathe out it inflates the balloon a little bit more, increasing the pressure and helping to open the Eustachian tube to balance the pressure and help ventilate the fluid out of the middle ear. Your child most likely won’t experience any issues after a myringotomy. You may see discharge coming from your child’s ear for a couple days after glue ear surgery. If discharge lasts longer than a few days, reach out to your child’s healthcare provider. How can I fix my child’s glue ear naturally?

Because glue ear does spontaneously fix itself – most countries’ clinical guidelines recommend waiting three months before any intervention. The most common form of intervention after this period is grommet surgery. Ear, nose and throat. Oxford handbook of general practice. Oxford Medicine Online. oxfordmedicine.com, published June 2020 Hearing tests can help find out how severe any hearing loss is and what's causing it. Treatment for glue ear from a GPThe new generation devices, which look like a toy, allow children as young as one year to be treated for chronic glue ear, with up to 80% of patients getting significant relief from the symptoms. You can also try over-the-counter nasal sprays that contain steroids. These can also be prescribed by your GP.