He needed grommets as well - glue ear is a bigger problem in boys - and we're pleased to have made the discovery at a much earlier stage.' Professor Tony Wright, director of the Institute of ...

It sounds as if your grandson's grommets may have dropped out and his glue ear has come back. As you may know glue ear is a condition in which the middle ear becomes filled with thick sticky fluid ...

“When you see a specialist, they could suggest putting grommets in your child’s ear”, says Alys. “These are little plastic tubes that drain the sticky fluid and help stop glue ear coming back.