You may remember a while back, I blogged about my son and his ears. Although his hearing has improved, he still has fluid behind the ear drum, so he is to have grommets fitted.
He has been booked in for his surgery in June. It will be done under general anaesthetic and take less than an hour and he should be fine to go home the same day.
We are nervous for him. We want the issue corrected, as the older he gets, likely the worse it will get.
Nasal balloons worked well for him, but if he were older they may have worked better as it is difficult getting a youngster to use these exactly as it says in the instructions.
We have explained everything that will happen and what to expect; especially the use of ear plugs while swimming and washing his hair.
The grommets falling out over time and the ear healing itself.
He has taken it all in his stride, with lots of questions, which has led me to do loads of reading about it.
We are the ones who are nervous about it all though. Can feel my stomach knotting as I think about him being under general and he is having what is considered a minor operation.
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