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A member asked:
My 2.5 year old son have grommets in both ears. he currently have a bit of a cold, and there is fluid draining from his ears. should i be worried?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Not particularly: During a cold the Eustachian tubes are often swollen/non-functioning. The grommets allow the natural middle ear mucus to vent/drain out the canal (instead of the Eustachian tubes), removing the chance for it to feed germs/support an infection. If the drainage has pus in it the grommets allow any infection to be treated with ear drops.
Answered 2/16/2019
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