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 ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Delaying ear tubes -- which are used to prevent ear infections -- does not hurt a child's development, say experts. "If tubes were completely harmless there would be no problem with giving tubes to ...

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 ...