Ear tube surgery, or tympanostomy surgery, aims to reduce chronic fluid buildup behind the eardrums. This can reduce the frequency of middle ear infections. It may also improve hearing. Ear tube ...

Children with hearing loss who get ear tube surgery to address chronic ear infections may need tests before and after the procedure to see if their hearing improves, a U.S. study suggests. When kids ...

Children with hearing loss who get ear-tube surgery to address chronic ear infections may need tests to see whether their hearing improves, a study suggests. When kids get an infection, fluid can ...

Ear tubes, inserted in the eardrum, keep fluid from building up in the inner ear. (Photo Credit: Professor Tony Wright, Institute of Laryngology & Otology/Science Source) Ear tubes -- also called ...

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

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Ear tubes are the No. 1 reason children get surgery in the United States. Until now, there were no guidelines to help doctors identify who should get the procedure -- and who ...

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 ...

Ear tube surgery is one of the most common pediatric procedures in the United States, with more than half a million surgeries performed each year. In fact, by age 3, approximately 1 in 15 children ...

In an otherwise healthy child%2C inserting the tubes for drainage may not be necessary For kids whose hearing is affected%2C the tubes may be advised%2C guideline says By age 3%2C nearly 1 in 15 ...

Doctors in Peterborough, Ont., are eight times as likely as those in Kenora, Ont., to insert tubes in the ears of children to relieve painful earaches, a new study says. The report, published in today ...