Middle Georgia ENT

Phone: 478.452.6610
Fax: 478.453.0745
Address: 111 Fieldstone Drive, Suite 102,
Milledgeville, GA 31061

Myringotomy with Tubes

  • DIET: Resume regular diet.
  • ACTIVITY: No restrictions.
  • MEDICATIONS: Prescription ear drops as prescribed. Tylenol or Ibuprofen (for age and/or weight) can be used for mild discomfort.
  • FOLLOW-UP: Schedule an appointment with our office 10-14 days after surgery. Our medical assistant will call the first day after surgery to check on patient’s progress.
  • WORK/SCHOOL: May return the day after surgery.
  • INFORMATION: There may be some bloody drainage from the ear. Call our office if ear drainage (for more than three days) and/or if fever over 101 occurs.
    • Showering and bathing without head dunking is allowed.
    • Swimming and/or diving is prohibited without proper ear protection!
      • We recommend a device/headband called The Ear Band-It. It can be purchased online at www.earbandit.com
    • Tubes are designed to fall out spontaneously (usually) within 6 to 12 months.

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Per the U.S. Surgeon General

If anyone entering this office has a Fever, Cough Or Shortness of Breath and has traveled to a high risk area in the United States which includes Washington State, California, New York, Florida, or Massachusetts, please inform the front office by phone so that appointments can be rescheduled.

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