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Do they put a tube in your windpipe when you have tubes put in your ears?
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Not usually: Kids having tubes in their ears are to minimize chances for ear infections and no tube is placed in the throat.
Answered 5/7/2013
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No: No, usually not. The anesthesia provider just uses a mask on your face in most cases.
Answered 6/22/2014
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Usually no: In children it is mask general anesthesia, in adults it is done under local or with IV sedation.
Answered 6/22/2014
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