Ear tube surgery involves making a small cut in the eardrum and inserting a synthetic tube. An adult might need ear tubes ...

Dr. Siva Chinnadurai, medical director of ENT, facial plastic surgery and audiology, says the thresholds are more than three ...

If your child has frequent ear infections, your child’s doctor may recommend ear tube surgery. It’s the most common childhood surgery performed with anesthesia. More than half a million children in ...

People with recurring ear infections may need ear tubes. Doctors may recommend tubes if a person has three infections requiring antibiotics within 6 months. Additionally, doctors may recommend the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Ear tube placement surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed on children. It's a relatively simple procedure, and it's performed to reduce chronic ear infections and ...

The debate over tympanostomy tubes vs antibiotics for recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) in young children is long-standing. Now, results of a randomized controlled trial show that tubes do not ...

Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections often happen when a child has a cold, allergy or upper respiratory ...

Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO — Asian, Hispanic and Black children are much less likely to see ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors, or otolaryngologists, and receive ear tubes for recurring ear infections, ...

A new study published in Otolaryngology−Head and Neck Surgery, finds that children with tympanostomy tubes who swim in treated pools are not at increased risk of ear drainage, while those exposed to ...

Boss is the director of pediatric otolaryngology and a professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatrics, and Health Policy & Management at Johns Hopkins University. Tunkel is the director ...

Thousands of kids in Colorado get ear tubes every year. It's one of the most common pediatric procedures, even though it can get expensive and requires general anesthesia. But, that's now changing at ...