Some ENT specialists recommend that you avoid getting water in the ear until months after the tubes have come out. In the past, it was recommended to wear earplugs while swimming, showering ...

While common in kids, ear tube surgeries are rarely needed for adults. You have intense pain in or around your ear. You have a fever over 102.2° F. You have fluid coming from your ear.

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 ...