Quotes by Jack Paradise

“To many doctors this will come as a surprise because its been a matter of some controversy and speculation and some doctors are convinced its a problem,”

“The decision to undergo ear tube surgery should be discussed carefully with the doctor, ... A variety of factors go into this decision. If you think putting tubes in the childs ears is going to improve developmental outcome at age 3, the answer is: no, it wont.”

“If I had any words of advice for parents with children with this condition, it would be, Dont just do something, sit there,”

“We concluded that its highly unlikely that middle ear disease had any impact on childrens later development, ... Children are pretty resilient, and its not as though theres no hearing. They might be turning up the TV or parents might have to speak louder, but these children arent deaf. When their hearing gets better, they make up for the temporary loss.”

“We were led to the conclusion that ear disease does not cause any developmental problems,”