The goal of this clinical, randomized trial is to compare the sleeping patterns and quality of life of children with chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) with or without tympanic tubes insertion. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does tympanic tube insertion have an effect on sleep quality in children with chronic OME? * Does tympanic tube insertion improve the quality of life for the children with chronic OME and their caregivers? Participants will have their movements during sleep and number of awakenings measured by an accelerometer placed on their wrist for 7 nights before and after tympanic tube insertion. Their caregivers will answer questionnaires regarding quality of life on behalf of the child. Researchers will compare with a control group of children who also is diagnosed with chronic OME. They will also have their sleep monitored for 7 nights and their caregivers will complete quality of life questionnaires, but the will not receive a tympanic tube. However the control group will be reassessed a month after baseline, and if they still qualify for tympanic tube insertion they will undergo the same routine as the intervention group.
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Change in sleep quality
Timeframe: For the intervention group: 7 nights before and 7 nights after intervention. For the control group: 7 nights at time of inclusion.
Change in Quality of Life
Timeframe: At inclusion and up to 2 months follow up