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The problem: conductive hearing loss in children

Otitis media with effusion (OME), AKA glue ear

You might be shocked to learn that 80 percent of all children will have an episode of glue ear, which can cause temporary hearing loss, by the age of 4. I certainly was.

Glue ear – or, to give it its proper medical name, otitis media with effusion (OME) – is a co

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