My sister and daughter both suffered from ear infections. I don't know how many and often my sister had, but she was almost 5 before they put the tubes in and removed her adenoids. My daughter had 9 infections in 6 months. She had tubes put in and has never had another ear infection since. Do those in your family with infections have tubes?

As a side, my sister could not hear in her formative years and talks way too loud now. So when my genetic hearing loss started, I went the other way and talked too softly most of the time. Now I have hearing aids and can usually judge my voice levels.

My concern is that anything that causes hearing loss will lead to problems in the future. For me, I couldn't afford hearing aids for 30 years (My hearing loss is in specific frequency, so I can't understand what someone is saying in that range), and I will never fully understand them with the aid. It is much better, but I would have done better to have better hearing way sooner. My daughter, on the other hand, has no issues because she was helped early.

And finally, if those around you aren't getting sick, then they can't pass it on.