Myringotomy is a surgical treatment for middle ear infections. A surgeon makes a small cut in the eardrum to let fluid drain and relieve pressure. They may insert a small tube to allow continued ...

Middle ear infections can cause ear pain, hearing problems, and dizziness. Foreign objects in the ear can cause pain and may ...

Chronic otitis media (chronic ear infection) occurs when fluid behind your eardrum becomes infected and does not go away with antibiotics. Unlike swimmer’s ear that affects the external ear canal, a ...

I remember it clearly. My son, at age 3, had spent an entire night crying inconsolably. He would fall asleep for just a minute, then awaken abruptly screaming. The symptoms started with a fever. We ...

Credit: Getty Images. Patients with recurrent ear infections should be evaluated for cholesteatoma. In primary care settings, pediatric and adult patients can present with acute or chronic middle ear ...

Otitis media (OM) or middle ear inflammation is a spectrum of diseases, including acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME; ‘glue ear’) and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). OM ...