Answered on 11th January 2016
Hearing loss is the main symptom of glue ear. There are number of signs that you can look for in your child to determine if they may have hearing loss due to glue ear. These include:
Regularly turning up the volume of the television due to difficulty hearing
Difficulty following conversations
Being more irritable than normal due to difficulties hearing
Playing alone rather than with company
Occasional losses of balance, or clumsiness
As glue ear is sometimes associated with ear infections, your child may also display some less common symptoms. These include:
Episodes of mild ear pain
Difficulty getting to sleep
Tinnitus (a ringing noise in the affected ear, or ears)
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