It is for my mother. She is 60 years old. She has been having problems hearing to the right side of her ear. Earlier two operations were performed. One to fill up a small hole on her eardrums by putting a small flesh of hers to cover it. It did not work. Then we went to apollo hospitals and doctor prescribed some medication. He said that if that did not work then they would have to perform a small operation to take the fluid out of her eardrums. The medication did not work and again a small operation was performed (not by apollo to straighten her nostrils. Still no effect. Is operation the last option?