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Glue ear?

4 replies

Nadalsballs · 11/08/2013 10:55

Hi, my DS is 3. For the last year or so he has had intermittent hearing loss. He has months of being fine and then months if beig very hard of hearing. After a lot of nagging the GP referred him for a hearing test. He came back fine which wasn't a surprise for us as when the referrals came through his hearing was ok. A few days after the test he had a snotty nose and has been really hard of hearing since (about 3 weeks). This keeps happening. What should I do? The gp was so dismissive and now we've got a clear hearing test result I think they'll just tell me to go away.

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Nadalsballs · 11/08/2013 14:12

Anyone?

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conorsrockers · 11/08/2013 14:16

Pay privately to see an ENT specialist and see what he says - get an idea of what may be wrong then go back to the GP and push like hell. Should cost about £130.

incywincyspideragain · 14/08/2013 20:25

Different GP? Is there anyone in your surgery who specialises in ENT?
Also check out NCDS website, they take glue ear seriously and may have some good advice
www.ndcs.org.uk/family_support/glue_ear/

thisisyesterday · 14/08/2013 20:27

what happened at your hearing test? was it with audiology? did they discharge him after it or say they'd test him again in a few months?

if you've been discharged then see a different GP and ask to be referred back

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