Instructions
You are an intern in the paediatric ENT clinic. Oscar Bowen, 3, has had glue ear in both ears for over four months, with hearing loss and delayed speech. The ENT surgeon recommends bilateral grommets. His mother Leah is here.
Explain the operation and obtain informed consent from Oscar's mother for bilateral grommets
- You do not need to take a history or examine the child
Hearing tests
Tympanometry flat (type B) both ears. Play audiometry: mild to moderate conductive loss, about 30 to 35 dB both ears.