My son had about 12 ear infections in his short life (he got tubes at 14 months). Antibiotics didn’t work on most of his ear infections (not all are bacterial). Chiropractic care didn’t clear up the problem and neither did dairy removal.
Our ENT (not an alarmist) recommended them. My son starting balancing much better by the next day.
A few notes about the procedure: if the person who goes with your child to surgery is pregnant, they are not allowed in with the child when anastesia is being applied.
If the child’s mother is still nursing, its best to continue at least until after surgery. When my son came out of surgery, he woke up out of sorts and crying, and I nursed him for about an hour and he felt much better.
It was a tough decision, but I’m glad we ultimately did it.