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glue ear

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glue ear
n
(Medicine / Pathology) accumulation of fluid in the middle ear in children, caused by infection and sometimes resulting in deafness


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About 200,000 children suffer from repeated ear infections or glue ear each year in the UK.
Ellie has glue ear, where sticky fluid accumulates behind the eardrum causing deafness.
For Julia, who has two other daughters, Josie, 13, and Lucianna, 11, the glue ear problem has resulted in repeated perforated ear drums for Natalya and even the installation of ear grommets to try to drain the fluid has only given temporary relief.
 
 
 
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