I had a tube placed in my right ear about 8 weeks after radiation was completed. What a difference it has made for me. It is still in there, according to my ENT. I wear hearing aids, prior to radiation, and I can hear much better in the ear that has the tube.

WFC
Bill

Age 57 at dx on 3/30/2009 by Dentist
SCC of R tonsil S2 Poorly Differentiated - 2.5 cm
Rad - IMRT 5x a wk for 8 wks starting 5/4/2009
No Chemo
Last Rad treatment was 6/26/2009.
Two years down as of 3/30/2011!
God bless all affected by this monster called cancer!