Scientists announce a revolutionary surgical technique for perforations of the eardrum. The 20-minute procedure in outpatient clinic without general anesthetic may replace long and costly day surgery.

How and when "crust" forms at the margin of a tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) may serve as a predictor for healing outcome, research suggests. "Compared with perforations with early crust ...

A perforated eardrum exists when there is a hole or rupture in the eardrum -- the thin membrane that separates the outer ear canal from the middle ear. A perforated eardrum may cause temporary hearing ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a perforated eardrum caused by an ear infection. How will it be treated? Will my hearing be permanently affected? DEAR READER: Your eardrum is a thin membrane involved in hearing ...

Children who suffer through multiple ear infections are often candidates for ear tube surgery. But a new study finds that the use of one type of ear drops — quinolones — after these surgeries may ...

The human ear is an intricate mechanism full of delicate moving parts, which makes it a fiddly thing to fix if something goes wrong. Chronic middle ear disease can lead to infection, pain, hearing ...

Ladderworks is a publishing startup of diverse picture books with the mission to empower over a million kids to become social entrepreneurs. Our current series features interviews, by a character ...

May 29, 2012 (Thessaloniki, Greece) — Although vitamin D deficiencies in children show no strong link to a greater risk for recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM), the deficiency does show a significant ...

This release is available in French. A revolutionary surgical technique for treating perforations of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) in children and adults has been developed at the Sainte-Justine ...