The incidence and prevalence of otitis media with effusion leading to chronic otitis media are well documented in the pediatric population. [1] When middle ear fluid is found in adult patients, ...

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy – a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems – are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when on ...

When excess fluid builds up in the middle ear, it is known as otitis media with effusion, or OME. It is most common in young children, but it can also occur in adults. The most common cause of OME is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 9 to 11 years of age, according to ...

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy -- a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems -- are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when ...

Dear Mirror doctor, please, why do children keep getting ear infections? What can be done to prevent ear infections in children?

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVUS), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for patients with disorders of the ear, nose, and throat, ...

Ear infections are no fun for anyone. Since most ear infections are caused by bacteria, it’s typically best to treat individual cases with antibiotics. But antibiotic treatment isn’t appropriate for ...