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 ...

Each year, nearly 700,000 ear-infection-prone kids in the U.S. are treated with surgically-implanted ear tubes. KatarznynaBialasiewicz/iStock At Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a Harvard teaching hospital ...

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

A new design for an old device might revamp treatments for one of the most common childhood ailments in the United States. Doctors have given placed metal or plastic tubes in patients’ ears to fight ...

PHILADELPHIA – What is that on Ryan’s nose? Ringworm? The bumpy red rash didn’t seem to bother the 5-year-old, but his mother, Georgina Rupnarine of Philadelphia brought him to see an ear, nose and ...

Q: My son is getting tube surgery for the third time in a year. Is this common? A: Usually PE tubes have a life span of about 6 to 18 months, until the eardrum heals and eventually closes the opening ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Three months ago, I caught a respiratory virus on a trip to South America. According to my ENT doctor, my ear canals are clear, and my sinus infection (if I, indeed, had one) is all ...

Ear infections and ear pain are the most common reason that a child goes to see a doctor. The vast majority of all children will have at least one or more ear infections by their third birthday. Ear ...

Inserting tubes in the ear is a treatment for chronic ear infections. Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections ...