Who needs ear tubes?
The insertion of ear tubes may be recommended by your child’s physician and/or a ear, nose, and throat physician if several of the following conditions are present: • fluid in the ears for more than three or four months following an ear infection • fluid in the ears and more than three months of hearing loss • changes in the actual structure of the eardrum from ear infections • a delay in speaking • repeated ear infections that do not improve with antibiotics over several months
