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Would anesthetics for ear tubes have caused my son's speech delays?
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Unlikely to matter: It would be much more likely that the problems leading to the tubes were more important.Any kid with recurrent ear infections was experiencing a 40% loss in speech perception for 4-6 weeks surrounding any infection.These add up to contribute to speech delay. It is one reason tubes are recommended.
Answered 6/2/2014
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