advice for son with grommets

[koolaroo]

My son has had grommets put in both ears today and I was just wondering how long it will be before I see any improvement??

He woke up in a right grumpy mood and in his haste to get out of the hospital I forgot to ask how long it takes for them to improve his hearing/speech?

To be fair his speech had improved a lot before them but he struggles to say certain words and when I asked him (after he came round) if things sounded any different, he said no. I was expecting to have to keep the tv on low and tell his siblings not to shout but he dosent seem the slightest bit bothered and im wondering if it will take time for the fluid to drain away before we see signs of improvement?
Any input is welcome

It will take weeks for his brain to learn how to hear properly. The speech thing, you may need to point out to him which sounds/words he is saying incorrectly.

IME (as a mum only) they learn new words correctly, it takes longer for the to relearn words they've said incorrectly, they longer they've said them incorrectly the longer it takes for them to change - many months.

DS1 had them and his hearing was instantly better as soon as he woke from the OP.

The grommet immediatey releases the vacuum behind the eardrum and the gunk all just slips down the eustachian tube into the throat.

DS1 said everything sounded very loud when he woke up.

Beenbeta that is more or less what I had been told by other parents I know who had children with grommets so perhaps I was expecting too much.
CarGirl your advice makes sense and I will start correcting him now when he says words wrong, i think im maybe expecting too much too soon. I honestly thought he would hate hearing loud noises (he hated them before so thought he would be horrified now) but he dosent seem to notice any difference. I just hope they work!

Be careful how you correct him, we took the lead from dd as to what mood she was in, said things like do you mean "gog" or "dog"

The volume will be instantly louder to him if the grommets have worked, but if he's only little it may well seem incomprehensible to him - he might not be able to make sense out of what he's hearing just yet. Cargirl seems to have it nailed - it may take his brain quite a while to decode the information he's getting.