In a message dated 4/11/03 6:42:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
> ." 2. "They (the tubes) do not need to be taken out. Tissue will grow > around them." Sorry, I cannot answer your question but, When my son was 4-5 years old he had ear tubes put in for infections. One did fall out and the other did have tissue grow around it; its called a polyp(sp?) and had to be removed in the doctors office because it was causing him problems. He has stopped having ear infections - maybe because he is 31 years old!!!

