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My son had lots of ear infections under 3 years old and we were told it was possibly causing glue ear. He didn't need grommets and it did stop of it's own accord. However, it left him with a dislike of loud noises and the doctor said this is because his hearing would have been affected, and now that the glue ear has cleared, sounds suddenly seem really loud to him. Apparently, this problem resolves in time as kids get used to the new volume of sounds!
I found this site was good for info on glue ear:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/glue-ear/Pages/Introduction.aspx
This has good info on ear infections:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/otitis-media/pages/introduction.aspx
This is good info on Perforated eardrum which can be caused by ear infections.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/perforated-eardrum/pages/causes.aspx
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glue_ear
2) Deafness research UK
www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/
3) Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)
www.rnid.org.uk
0808 8080123
4) British Deaf Association
www.bda.org.uk
0870 7703300
5) RAD Sign Language Bureau
www.royaldeaf.org.uk
0870 7743525
6) Deafblind UK
www.deafblind.org.uk
01733 358100
7) Hearing Concern
www.hearingconcern.org.uk
020 74409872
8) Jewish Deaf Association
www.jewishdeaf.org.uk
020 84460214 / 020 84464037 (textphone)
9) National Deaf Children’s Society
www.ndcs.org.uk
020 74908656
10) Royal Association for Deaf People
www.royaldeaf.org.uk
01206 509509
11) Sense, The National Deafblind and Rubella Association
www.sense.org.uk
020 72727774