Glue ear, known as adhesive otitis, is a condition that occurs when the middle part of your ear fills with fluid. This part of the ear is located behind the eardrum. The fluid can become thick and ...

Always see a doctor if you are worried about your child's hearing. Is your baby or toddler battling to hear, irritable, unable to sleep, or clutching one or both of their ears? If so, they could have ...

It sounds as if your grandson's grommets may have dropped out and his glue ear has come back. As you may know glue ear is a condition in which the middle ear becomes filled with thick sticky fluid ...

N.B. Please note that if you are outside North America the embargo date for this Lancet press material is 0001 hours UK time Friday 8th February 2002. Glue ear—a frequent cause of deafness in children ...

A revolutionary biodegradable pellet which slowly releases antibiotics into the middle ear could transform the lives of thousands of children who suffer from glue ear. A revolutionary biodegradable ...

Probably the commonest childhood operation is the insertion of grommets - little ventilation tubes - to relieve fluid in the middle ear: so-called 'glue ear'. The idea is to prevent developmental ...

Glue ear is a build-up of sticky fluid in the middle part of the ear which can make it hard for your child to hear. It’s really common in toddlers and preschoolers: according to the National Deaf ...

GLUE ear, also known as secretor y otitis media, is a condition that affects children under the age of six, causing the middle ear to become blocked, thus affecting hearing. As children develop colds ...

IT is vitally important that treatment for glue ear, the common childhood illness, is not rationed by the NHS as suggested in some press coverage of the British Medical Association's report for the ...