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 ...

The eustachian tubes drain the ears on either side of the adenoids. If the adenoids are enlarged, they can block drainage and cause ear infections.

When kids get inner ear infections, doctors often put drainage tubes in their ears right away. The idea is to prevent hearing loss, which could lead to developmental problems. But, reports The ...

About a million kids get ear tubes every year to help drain fluid and treat recurrent ear infections. A new way of performing the procedure was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a few ...

The ends of the tubes closest to the throat open and close to regulate air pressure in the middle ear, circulate air and drain normal secretions from the ear.

The most common reasons for placing ear tubes are recurrent ear infections and fluid that remains behind the ear drum. More than 80 percent of children have at least one episode of ear infections ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: I have had an ear problem for approximately two years. My ear built up with fluid. A tube was inserted. Now my ear continues to drain a clear fluid, like when your nose runs. When I ...

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 ...

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 ...

The tubes go through a small hole the doctor makes in the child's eardrum. This allows fluid behind the middle ear to drain.

New AOM treatment guidelines emphasize watchful waiting Outcomes better with eardrops than with oral antibiotics or observation. HealthDay News — Children with acute tympanostomy-tube otorrhea ...

Inserting tubes in the ear is a treatment for chronic ear infections. Here are answers to questions about this procedure: What are ear tubes? Ear tubes are tiny, hollow cylinders made of soft plastic.