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What Is Glue Ear & What Causes Glue Ear?

Glue ear is one of the most common causes of hearing problems in children and is caused by a build up of fluid in the inner ear. Inside the inner ear there are three small lever type bones these carry the sound vibrations to the inner ear from the ear drum, the lining of the middle ear produces mucous and a tube called the Eustachian provides the drainage.

Near the opening of this tube are masses of tissue which are the adenoids. It is when this drainage tube gets blocked by swelling of the adenoids that mucus will gather in the middle ear and will be become thick and sticky.

The three tiny bones that normally move around will then be affected and they won’t be able to move as freely and sound then becomes muffles.

What Are The Symptoms Of Glue Ear?

The main symptom of glue ear is of course hearing loss this can vary in degree from a slight muffles sound in just one ear to full deafness in both ears.
Babies and children will often not realise for themselves that anything is wrong and therefore it is down to the parents to realise when something is wrong. Some of the sign to watch out for are:

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