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 ...

Not every kid should get ear tubes to relieve excessive fluid buildup in the middle-ear canal, says a first-ever clinical guideline for physicians released last week. An extensive body of research ...

Dear Doctors: I recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid in my inner ear from a sinus infection. It affected not only my balance, but also my blood pressure and anxiety. Are there any ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a tool routinely used to diagnose and plan treatment for eye diseases, has now been modified to collect images of the inner ear.

The average adult gets as many as four colds per year, and one in three Americans suffers from allergies each year. In addition to just being generally miserable, both colds and allergies can cause ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UNC Healthcare says millions of people each year are diagnosed with otitis externa, more commonly known as swimmer’s ear.

Katie received her bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Western Governors University. She then also received her master's degree in nursing education from Western Governors University. To ...

Dear Doctors: I recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid in my inner ear from a sinus infection. It affected not only my balance, but also my blood pressure and anxiety. Are there any ...