NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Some parents will no longer have to take their child to the hospital to have tubes put in their ears. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new system for the ...

If your child has frequent ear infections, your child's doctor may recommend ear tube surgery. It's the most common childhood surgery performed with anesthesia. More than half a million children in ...

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 ...

Dealing with ear infections in young children can be a difficult part of parenting. It’s a fact that Dr. Kathryn Halyko, a pediatrician at UnityPoint Clinic Pediatrics Cedar Rapids, knows firsthand, ...

Doctors have been putting in a lot of ear tubes. It's the most common outpatient surgery in children. Despite how common the tubes are, it's been hard for parents to know if and when a child should ...

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 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s cold and flu season in KELOLAND, which can sometimes lead to ear infections in kids. With colder weather also comes cold and flu season, which can sometimes result in ...

Doctors are considering new factors when it comes to putting tubes in a child's ear. Usually the procedure happens when a child gets too many ear infections, but how many infections are too many?

Ear tubes for adults are used to equalize pressure and/or prevent the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear. Also known as grommets, ventilation tubes, or tympanostomy tubes, the devices are ...

There are two main reasons for the ear tubes, Powell said. One is recurrent ear infections, and in kids the base line is usually six infections in a year, she said. The other reason would be a fluid ...

Putting tubes in the eardrum to help drain a young child’s middle ear infection doesn’t guard against developmental problems later in life, according to a study released Wednesday. Ever year about 280 ...

Doctors have been putting in a lot of ear tubes. It's the most common outpatient surgery in children. Despite how common the tubes are, it's been hard for parents to know if and when a child should ...