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What is Glue Ear?

Glue Ear is a build up of fluid in the middle ear, an air filled cavity between the eardrum and the inner ear. The medical term for the condition is Otitis Media with Effusion. When the fluid is accompanied by an ear infection it is called Acute Otitis Media.

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What is Glue Ear

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Evidence

It is hoped that parents of children with Glue Ear with share their experiences to help others. Information about the impact of Glue ear and examples of interventions, which have been beneficial, will be added to this section.

Facts and figures have been provided which may be of interest to parents and useful for Teacher of the Deaf for training purposes.

Many fact sheets and information booklets have been produced to promote an understanding of Glue Ear and links to some of these are included in this section.

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Interventions

Some children will have middle ear fluid (Otitis Media with Effusion) without a hearing loss. If this is the case, no treatment will be necessary.

In most cases Glue Ear will clear on its own.  For some children, however Glue Ear can be persistent and can lead to delayed speech and affect a child’s behaviour.  This column describes ways to help and the various treatments and interventions that are available.

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Implications

This column considers the impact of Glue Ear.

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Diagnosis

This column provides information about how Glue Ear is diagnosed.

It is important to monitor middle ear fluid to differentiate between that which is temporary, possibly due to a cold and persistent ongoing Otitis Media with Effusion (Glue Ear).

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About Glue Ear

This column explains what Glue Ear is and how it is caused. Glue Ear is common in the first few years of life and the reasons for this will be explained.

An awareness of the symptoms of Glue Ear will help early identification.

Understanding what it sounds like to hear with Glue Ear is important to promote appropriate interventions.

Congestion in the ear is very common in young children and doesn’t always cause a hearing loss.  Glue Ear is the term used when the congestion is persistent and is causing a hearing loss.

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Glue Ear

Many children will have Glue Ear before they start school.  This will clear in most cases and intervention will not be needed.  For some children however, Glue Ear can be persistent, resulting in a hearing loss that can impact speech and language development and adversely affect listening and behaviour.

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Glue Ear: Guide

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