Also known as grommets, ventilation tubes ... What to Expect on the Day of Surgery Ear tube placement is one of the most common procedures performed in the United States each year.

He needed grommets as well - glue ear is a bigger problem in boys - and ... The longer a child waits for surgery, the longer these problems persist and the greater the risk of structural damage ...

It is the opening and closing of the tube not working which leads to glue ear. Kayah's mum Lindsay explained that she has had grommets - small tubes fitted into the ear drum - several times but ...