What can teachers do to help?

If your child has glue ear it is important to let his/her teacher know. Particularly, let the teacher know when your child is in a good phase or a bad phase.

The teacher can help by moving the child to the front of the class and as far away as possible from background noise.

Let the teacher know that your child may not always hear instructions. But beware - sometimes children can take advantage of this.

Your child's teacher should, in turn, be able to help you by letting you know if your child needs any extra help at home. It may sometimes be possible for your child to receive some more individual attention at school.

Deafness Research UK has produced a special factsheet for teachers: Glue Ear - Guidelines for teachers.