A�grommet�is a tiny hollow plastic tube that is inserted and fit into the hole that is cut in the ear drum. This hole is made to draw the fluid that has accumulated from behind the ear drum. A very fine sucker will be placed through the hole in the eardrum into the middle ear to draw the fluid from behind the ear drum. The grommet is then inserted into the hole to let air pass through the ear drum into the middle ear for any residual fluid to dry up. The normal time taken for the same is around six to eight weeks. Once the fluid has cleared, one should be able to get back normal hearing ability.

As the fluid problem gets better, the hole in the drum heals, and squeezes the grommet out into the ear tube. The grommet then usually sticks to the wax in the ear tube. This can then easily be taken out. Sometimes a minor surgical procedure is required if it has got adhered strongly to the canal.�
Both these procedures can be done as an out patient procedure. These procedures are normally done under general anesthesia.

A general anesthetic is used and you will be completely asleep. The surgeon will shine a very fine microscope down your ear tube. He will make a tiny incision in the ear drum (myringotomy). A very fine sucker will be placed through the hole in the eardrum into the middle ear. The sucker will draw the fluid from behind the ear drum like a miniature vacuum cleaner. He will then plug a tiny hollow plastic tube into the hole in the ear drum. This tube is called a grommet. It is shaped like a cotton reel with flanges that hold it in place in the ear drum. The�grommet�lets air pass from the ear tube through the ear drum and into the middle ear. Any fluid in the middle ear will now just dry up. Because you will be asleep, you will not feel any pain during the operation. Your operation can be done as a day case. The procedure can be done for both sides at the same time if needed.

The other ENT Procedures are:

• Adenoidectomy
  
• Cochlear Implant
  
• Septoplasty
  
• Snoring Correction Surgery
  
• Nasal Polyp Removal�� etc

Few Popular Hospitals for Grommet Insertion or Removal are:

• Wockhardt Hospitals
  
• Piyavate Hospital
  
• Florence Nightingale Hospital
  
• Apollo Hospital�
  

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