Why did this 65-year-old man lose hearing in his left ear 6 months ago for no clear reason? That's the question facing Paul Merkus, MD, PhD, of the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute in the ...

Otitis media is an inflammatory infection of the middle ear, commonly following upper respiratory infections, especially in children. It presents with ear pain, fever, hearing loss, and discharge.

Ear tube surgery involves making a small cut in the eardrum and inserting a synthetic tube. An adult might need ear tubes ...