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 ...

Tympanostomy tubes are commonly placed to treat chronic otitis media with effusion and recurrent acute otitis media. In fact, tympanostomy tube placement is the most common ambulatory surgery ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Insertion of tympanostomy tubes is often recommended to improve middle ear ventilation in children with acute ...

An ear tube insertion is when a doctor inserts tiny tubes, known as tympanostomy tubes or grommets, into the eardrum to reduce the occurrence of ear infections and allow drainage of excess fluids. The ...

Clinicians still need good and reliable evidence regarding various types of surgery for treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME), despite the plethora of studies currently available, according to ...

Clearance Makes Office-Based Procedure Available to a Wider Range of Patients EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KARL STORZ United States is proud to announce that the US Food and ...

TUTTLINGEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chronic ear infections are a leading reason for doctor visits and surgical procedures such as placement of ear tubes in young children. 1-3 Ear-tube placement has ...

More than 10% of children undergoing tympanostomy had postoperative tube obstruction, with serous fluid and increased time to follow-up visit predicting tube occlusion, according to a retrospective ...

KARL STORZ United States announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an expanded indication for the AventaMed Solo+ Tympanostomy tube device (TTD), allowing its use in ...