Otovent Autoinflation Device - Clinically Effective Treatment for Glue Ear

My wife and I cannot recommend this product highly enough. I realise this is a rambling review but I suspect many a parent will be in this position, so I thought it ok to post the long version in order to identify with our situation. Our normally well behaved six year old son started misbehaving in class at School. This got steadily worse, so much so that we even checked his hairline at the back of his neck for treble sixes. Luckily we didn't find any. We booked a hearing test for him and the results showed that he had only forty per cent hearing capacity. The right ear was full of fluid and the left one was almost the same. Coupled with this, he had an accumulation of wax in both ears. Both of these ailments, according to the specialist, was very likely the cause of his behavioural change. We came away from the clinic with a prescription for antibiotics to clear the fluid and some Bicarbonate drops to soften the wax. Some weeks later when both had been finished we noticed a slight improvement with his hearing but his behaviour quickly returned to pre medication stage. So much so that my wife was regularly asked to `Step into the office' of either the Teacher or Head Teacher when picking him after School. Our normally well behaved son was constantly on the report card, being told off or sent out of class during lessons. A few days later we took him back to the Doctors and he prescribed more antibiotics and drops. My wife asked if there was anything else we could try as she was reluctant to pump a six year old full of drugs. She was offered micro suction for him on both ears which she readily accepted and an appointment was given. At the clinic the following week, every other child merrily went in and out of the surgery room and had suction. Our son went in and endured it for about two minutes and then burst into tears, exclaiming it was hurting inside his head. My wife tried to coax him into having it completed in order to improve his hearing but he just ended up sobbing his little heart out. The consultant was extremely considerate and said that one in ten children reacted this way and that an option was to repeat the op but with him under sedation. She got an appointment and four weeks later he was sedated and both ears properly drained of fluid. The change in our son was amazing, no longer on the report cards, always smiling and happy, never once in trouble at School. Even the Teacher constantly remarked about how his behaviour had changed almost overnight for the better. Unfortunately this amazing change was short lived, his hearing gradually reduced and went to thirty per cent within five weeks. His behaviour returned to Damien Omen proportions and this had a knock on effect on the whole family as everyone was constantly bickering. Once again we approached the Doctor and this time he recommended grommets in both ears to drain the fluid. After checking out various websites re this procedure I was loathe to put my son through this as most people said that they fell out within days or weeks; and had to go through it all again to have them replaced. My wife insisted that there wasn't another option and that we had been in and out of the Doctors and clinics for well over a year! The operation was the best thing for him and to get it done quickly as his School work was suffering. A day later we got a phone call saying that they had a cancellation and that our son could have his fitted the following Friday, which was only six days away. My wife agreed and he was booked in for the op. I was still totally against it, and totally unconvinced that there wasn't an alternative solution. In desperation I typed in `Cures for fluid in the ear' in Google and the first thing that came up was the Otovent Balloon. After reading about the product and watching the short movie clip on how it worked, I bought one off Amazon and paid for next day delivery. Once at home we made a game of blowing it up, with me pretending I couldn't inflate the balloon with my nostril, letting my son `Beat me' at blowing it up every time. This removed the seriousness from the procedure and at the first attempt on the second nostril, he shouted `Daddy my ear just went POP'! He was chuckling every time he inflated the balloon saying its crackling now, not popping. We made him do this four times on each nostril twice a day and by the fourth day I was convinced his hearing had improved dramatically. I knew this as my wife and I had always tested his hearing by whispering his name whilst stood behind him. Every time we had done this previously, he hadn't responded. After using the balloon and trying it, he turned round immediately asking what did I want, why was I calling his name! Desperate for him not to undergo surgery, I called the clinic and explained what we had done and that we would like an immediate hearing test. If all was well, then he wouldn't need grommets and some other child who did want them, could have the appointment. The clinic was more than willing to sort this out and we went in the next day at 8.30am. After conducting an audiology test and examining for fluid, the consultant was amazed that his hearing was slightly above the National average for children and the fluid had all but drained away! My wife was so happy she burst into tears in the consulting room! Our son still inflates the balloon morning and night, to prevent a recurrence of fluid and hearing loss. His Teacher has informed us that his behaviour is excellent and she never has to reprimand him during lessons. At home he has reverted back to the loving happy little boy we all know and he even gets on with his younger brother better than ever. We thoroughly recommend this product to any parent who would prefer their child to not have grommets.

One of the balloons ripped immediately when we placed in on the plastic piece, before It was inflated, which is annoying. Worked okay with the second balloon. Time will tell as to whether it helps, but my daughter managed to inflate the balloon.

Delivered next day and works really well.

Works and is the medically recommended option. But definitely overpriced considering what you get. There are alternatives that give you more for less but without the NHS co-sign.

24 march update left ear clear. right ear sometimes pops and get better otherwise is working at about 20% down. i use Otovent about once a day for maintenance. Original review: Excellent for me. I've had glue ear all my life. Diagnosed at about 6 years old. When they realised I was lip reading and could hear squat. Had 2 ops for GROMITS iN over next 7 years. Ears were fine until I was mid 20s . Started to get problems in the right ear. Gradually got worse . Never cleared. Bunged solid. Lost about 60%. Put up with it as I didn't want more operations. And they don't last. 3 or 4 years so I started to get glue ear in the left after a cold. Leaves me very hard of hearing. Can't watch tv, hear the wife when she's next to me etc. just kept my fingers crossed and hoped it would clear each time. Just used this product. Both the inflating and the shooting the air up the nose while swallowing. Immediate pop in left ear . Not a thing in the right. Left ear comes and goes a bit but is obviously getting better. Today while doing the left nostril amazing the right ear , loud pop. And I've had restored hearing all afternoon in tHE right ear. It must have been blocked over 20 years. QUICK UPDATE. lost a bit in the right ear this morning maybe 20% lost, cant get it to pop again, but theres movement of fluid in there now and cracking when i swallow. less fluid movement now in the left as i tilt my head and hearing greatly improved too. this is only day 4 by the way. update two. right ear popped again today. left is totally clear, no noises or popping etc at all. right ear now crackling and popping away. good sign.

Ho avuto un problema serio all'orecchio. Ho fatto una cura in camera iperbarica, e mi è stato consigliato dal dottore. È un ottimo prodotto. Non è un palloncino normale quello che viene fornito (in totale 5), è leggermente più morbida la gomma qui di non bisogna sforzare tanto per gonfiarlo. Lo consiglio assolutamente.

Me ha gustado..me ayudo con los problemas de mi oído y he conseguido quitar el ruido

The Otovent has been a very helpful little device for my daughter's glue ear. It does take a bit of practice. Be sure to watch you tube for a good instructional video. Really helped us. When the glue ear is bad..be sure to use a couple times a day for a week. Drinking lots water and and swallowing also helps with glue ear. Can also chew some sugar free gum. When Otovent is placed against the nostril of choice.. get your child to gently hold other nostril closed. Get them to take a sip of water and hold it in their mouth. As they are swallowing let the air out of the balloon into the nostril. Keep a tight seal. Sometimes child will burp and this is okay. All the best. Hope it works for you as it did for us. 😊

Excellent product and saw good results fast

耳管狭窄症で通院していましたが、この商品のほうが効く。風船が膨らまなくても、耳管がバリっというので空気は通る気がします。