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 ...

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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh study suggests that no intervention is necessary for most children with fluid in their ears. Early insertion of ear tubes in otherwise ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new method of inserting ear tubes into children, a potential game changer for the more than half million children who receive tubes in their ears ...

Not every kid should get ear tubes to relieve excessive fluid buildup in the middle-ear canal, says a first-ever clinical guideline for physicians released last week. An extensive body of research ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Insertion of tympanostomy tubes is often recommended to improve middle ear ventilation in children with acute ...

Early insertion of ear tubes in otherwise healthy infants and young children with persistent fluid in the middle ear does not improve developmental outcomes up to nine to 11 years of age, according to ...

Not every kid should get ear tubes to relieve excessive fluid buildup in the middle-ear canal, says a first-ever clinical guideline for physicians released today. An extensive body of research shows ...

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 Early ...

Placing ear tubes in children is an excessively common procedure – more than 600,000 children, most under the age of 5, need this surgery to help combat chronic ear infection. The upside? Fewer ...

TUTTLINGEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chronic ear infections are a leading reason for doctor visits and surgical procedures such as placement of ear tubes in young children. 1-3 Ear-tube placement has ...

Asian, Hispanic and Black children are much less likely to see ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors, or otolaryngologists, and receive ear tubes for recurring ear infections, according to research ...