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 ...

It’s hard to say for sure which kids will benefit most from a common childhood surgery for infections and fluid buildup in the middle ear, a research review suggests. The reviewers focused on a ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - When little kids are fussy and pulling on their ears, that’s a pretty good indication there is an ear infection. Also, if you count three ear infections in six months or four in a ...

Are some kids more susceptible to ear infections? Or does it have more to do with where they're spending their days? I have one kid who got ear infections all of the time as a young child. I have ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Ear tubes are the No. 1 reason children get surgery in the United States. Until now, there were no guidelines to help doctors identify who should get the procedure -- and who ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- There's now a new procedure to treat those dreaded ear infections your children are more likely to get this time of year. Tula Tubes are designed to help treat small ...

Kids who receive ear tubes to treat ear infections have instant improvement in hearing. But what's the long-term outlook for these children? Finnish researchers found that infants and young children ...

Each year, more than 500,000 ear tube surgeries are performed on children, making it the most common childhood surgery performed with anesthesia, according to the American Academy of ...

Boss is the director of pediatric otolaryngology and a professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatrics, and Health Policy & Management at Johns Hopkins University. Tunkel is the director ...