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Ear Tubes (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. During this surgery a doctor makes a small incision in the eardrum (Myringotomy) and places tubes inside the incision so that the middle ear space can clear fluid and equalize pressure.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
142 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
165 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
142 days
50 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
46 days
33 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
102 days
64 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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359 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
33 days
30 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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204 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
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Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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Blair Williams
Sydney
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Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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