myringotopy - grommets

[welshgenius]

Hi - any recommendations on where to go for grommets? My son needs.
Any idea of cost?

Thanks

[Claire ex-ax]

The major HA hospitals have ENT departments. Is your son eligible for public healthcare?

If you have insurance, the Hong Kong Adventist ENT and Cochlear Implant Center is supposed to be good. If no insurance, the consultation fee is $350-$1,500 a visit. Don't know about the procedure cost.

[HK_Katherine]

Which kind?

grommet
ˈɡrɒmɪt/
noun
1.
an eyelet placed in a hole to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it or to reinforce the hole.
2.
BRITISH
a tube surgically implanted in the eardrum to drain fluid from the middle ear.

[chuckster007]

When i 1st saw the post, Im like hmmm is it an art or some sort of project for his kid to use a metal grommet but I think its actually to do with the ear.

See a GP, get a referral letter and go see the govt hospital specialist.

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[HowardCoombs]

When i 1st saw the post, Im like hmmm is it an art or some sort of project for his kid to use a metal grommet but I think its actually to do with the ear.

See a GP, get a referral letter and go see the govt hospital specialist.

But how would you know you need it without first seeing a GP?

I think its a school project; sorry, I dont know where to find them.

[welshgenius]

Thanks for replies. Sorry for confusion - British definition - for ears - myringotopy.

No private insurance but apparently gov waiting list is over a year and this is needed much quicker.

So any recommendations for good and affordable - or how to fast track gov?

Thanks

[HK_Katherine]

Try looking at hospitals in Bangkok. Typically much cheaper than HK and the main ones are very good. I do all my dentistry in BKK these days and there was a poster on here a few years back who took her kids for various things as well and was very pleased.

[shri]

So any recommendations for good and affordable - or how to fast track gov?

Thanks

The hospital authority does have a priority system - not too sure how it works, but critical cases can jump the queue.
@welshgenius - have you been to the govt doc / specialist appointment? Takes some time initially, but your GP / private specialist might be able to explain to you how the priority system (if it applies to this case) works.