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What is ear tube removal surgery called?

Tympanostomy tubes are small tubes made from surgical-grade plastic that are placed into a child’s eardrum. For children with recurrent ear infections, these tubes help drain excess fluid from their ears to reduce the number of infections every year.

Most children will lose their ear tubes naturally 6-18 months after the procedure. However, occasionally the tubes can become trapped in the ear and require surgical removal. If a child still has their ear tubes three years after the initial surgery, it might be time to have ear tube removal surgery.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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