Most of the children suffers from fluid in the middle ear and surgery is not the only way out of it. However. a bacterial nasal spray can have the same effect in some children, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. To investigate the response the...

Parents who've ever suspected their young  kids had an ear infection might have been inclined to call the doctor, schedule a visit and expect an antibiotics or ear tube surgery. Patients suffering from minor illnesses such as coughs, colds and ear infections can no longer hope for reprieve...

 Ear plugs are a common hearing device used all the time. Because many employees have trouble concentrating due to excess noise in the home or need it for a good night sleep, the use of ear plugs has offered a way in which to drown out the sound of co-workers and offer an environment more...

Middle ear infection and otitis media also known as otitis media—is a common ailment of children and often occurs before the age of three. While an ear infection typically causes concern for parents of infants, the sickness normally subsides in a couple days and children will stop having recurring...

Treating ear infections and ear pain in a new innovative way that would change your winter AIR travelers know it only too well. So do swimmers and divers, especially those who love to go deep under the oceans. It is the pain that air or water pressure can suddenly put on your ears. It is also...

Otitis media is a common illness in young children. Historically it has been associated with frequent and severe complications. These days it is usually a mild condition that often resolves without treatment. This has led us to re-evaluate many interventions that were used routinely in the past....

otitis mediua or ear infections often accompanies a cold or other respiratory infection. It occurs when fluid collects in the middle ear and becomes infected, causing inflammation and painful pressure. Symptoms include irritability, poor appetite, fever, vomiting, runny nose, cough, and pulling at...

Mastoiditis is a bacterial infection of the bone immediately behind the ear. It is hollow, like the sinuses of the face, and is connected to the middle ear cavity. Infection may spread from the ear into the mastoid bone. Since the structures involved with hearing are contained in the bone...

Parents are doing a better job of not demanding antibiotics for every childhood illness, according to a study published in August in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory infections (including ear infections) in...

Otitis media is commonly known as runny ear - it kills between three and five children every year and leaves another 15 permanently deaf. The condition is more prevalent among Aboriginal children than in any other group in the world. "Programmes stressing exclusive breast-feeding for the first six...