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 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 ...

It may seem hard to believe, but some think ear tubes have been around since the 1800s. The ear tubes of yesteryear, similar to today’s styles, served the same purpose: Ear tubes prevent the buildup ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global ear tubes devices market is expected to post a CAGR of more than 2% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. Otitis ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...