Should my 1 year old get ear tubes? Read details.?

We have an appointment with an ear, nose and throat doctor in a week and I have been researching about it because when she was in the hospital for rsv and pneumonia, she also developed an ear infection and they saw from her charts that it was the 5th or 6th in 7 months and they decided to refer her to the ear, nose and throat doctor for an ear tube procedure. So she has had chronic ear infections, but they have always been treatable with antibiotics. I also had ear infections every other week when I was 5,6 and 7 years old, so I'm for her not suffering because I remember that they are painful. And I have maybe had 1 since the surgery at age 7. I had a discolored front tooth even from being on so many antibiotics (maybe the cause.) I hate for her to be having this many antibiotics. With every general anesthesia use, there are risks, which scare me. I know its a minor simple procedure, but it will still be hard for me. Cost is not an issue because insurance will cover just about all of it since the doctors have declared it medically necessary. It could help her hearing, or hurt it a little bit. It could help her speech, which she really doesn't talk yet, she just had her first birthday Saturday while she was in the hospital for the week. There can be complications which are rare, but still happen. She isn't exposed to any smoke and I still feed her, so she isn't getting ear infections from those risk factors. I remember when I got ear tubes, I had to wear wax ear plugs when swimming or taking a bath so water wouldn't get in my ears, so that would be a pain. Can you give me your experience or help me weigh out the negatives and positives please? Thank you!