About a million kids get ear tubes every year to help drain fluid and treat recurrent ear infections. A new way of performing the procedure was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a few years ...

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 ...

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 ...

About one million children need ear tube surgery because of frequent ear infections and other problems every year. A new FDA-cleared device called “The Hummingbird” is making the procedure faster and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. An ear infection is defined as infected fluid behind the ear drum ...

People with recurring ear infections may need ear tubes. Doctors may recommend tubes if a person has three infections requiring antibiotics within 6 months. Additionally, doctors may recommend the ...

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 ...

Doctors in Peterborough, Ont., are eight times as likely as those in Kenora, Ont., to insert tubes in the ears of children to relieve painful earaches, a new study says. The report, published in today ...

Pediatric ear tube surgeries historically have been performed in the operating room (OR) under general anesthesia. However, the procedure can be safely and effectively performed in an office setting ...

Joe Delgado, chief financial officer of Preceptis Medical, had a personal reason for leaving a good job at UnitedHealth Group a few years ago. His daughter, Vivian, now 5 years old, benefited from a ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Preceptis Medical, Inc. announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the creation of a new add-on G code to identify and ...