Nearly 500,000 children of all ages receive ear tubes every year to help fight ear infections. In fact, ear tubes are one of the most common surgeries young children undergo. However, just because ear ...

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Each year, more than half a million ear tube surgeries are performed on children, making it the most common childhood surgery performed with anesthesia. Children who receive these surgeries are ...

Many of my pediatric patients with chronic otitis media have had tubes inserted in their ears. Their parents are usually unaware of the type of tube placed. According to my limited research, a variety ...

A new design for an old device might revamp treatments for one of the most common childhood ailments in the United States. Doctors have given placed metal or plastic tubes in patients’ ears to fight ...