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Myringotomy is a surgical treatment for middle ear infections. A surgeon makes a small cut in the eardrum to let fluid drain and relieve pressure. They may insert a small tube to allow continued ...

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy -- a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems -- are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when ...

Tympanostomy, or ear, tubes help drain fluid out of the middle ear. Tubes are small, can be plastic, metal or other material, and are placed into the eardrum by an ear, nose and throat surgeon. They ...