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 to see whether their hearing improves, a study suggests. When kids get an infection, fluid can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An ear tube insertion is when a doctor inserts tiny tubes, known as tympanostomy tubes or grommets, into the eardrum to reduce the occurrence of ear infections and allow drainage of excess fluids. The ...

Ear tube surgery can certainly improve hearing in the short term but may not help in long-term hearing, speech, language, or other functional outcomes in normally developing children. In a key finding ...

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 ...

More than one million children annually in North America have surgery to treat painful earaches caused by the buildup of fluid. One in four of them will need the surgical procedure -- which consists ...

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 ...