Glue Ear

UK sources of information and / or support

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Patient UK

Has information leaflets on

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Glue ear

Information from Action on Hearing Loss.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Glue ear

Information from the National Deaf Children's Society.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Glue Ear

Information from ENT UK (the British Association of Head and Neck Surgeons).

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Glue Ear and Grommets

Information from Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Insertion of Grommets

Information from West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif)  Surgical management of OME: Understanding NICE guidance

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals (OME stands for 'otitis media with effusion' which is the medical term for glue ear).

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Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Glue ear

Information from BUPA.


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.


Checked: 11 Jul 2011

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