Ear tubes for adults are used to equalize pressure and/or prevent the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear. Also known as grommets, ventilation tubes, or tympanostomy tubes, the devices are ...

Ear infections are not common in adults, but they're not impossible either. While children have a more horizontal angle of ...

Placing ear tubes in young children who develop fluid in the ears does not improve speech, hearing or psychological development, according to new Placing ear tubes in young children who develop ...