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[quote=Anonymous]Checking this forum to see if anyone has had experience removing their child's ear tube(s) without anesthesia.  My 4-year-old son had his tubes inserted over 2 years ago.  One has fallen out on his own but one is going to need to be removed surgically.  Our ENT is insisting that general anesthesia is necessary for the procedure, but I have read that older children and adults get tubes inserted with only local anesthesia.  I feel like the removal process must be easier than the insertion process and no more painful, so if you can insert them without the anesthesia you can certainly remove them (especially if it is just one).  Unless it is extremely painful, I would just rather do it without anesthesia and not put my child under again (this would be his third time) given the research on anesthesia and neurological problems in young children.  I know he would need to be straight-jacketed for the procedure and it would not be "fun" at all, but I still would rather endure this than always wonder about the long-term effects of the anesthesia.   Has anyone worked with a pediatric ENT who has been willing to remove a tube with only local anesthesia?  Thanks.  [/quote]

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