title: Do-it-yourself grommets.
abstract: In the absence of a healthcare budget enabling the import of ready-made aural grommets, Myanmar ENT surgeons have devised an ingenious 'home-grown' solution. We describe how grommets are made from raw materials bought from the local market.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK. joemaung@mac.com
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Maung
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tun
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Stafford
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002052:Myanmar; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome