A board-certified pediatrician speaks to the nuances of ear infections, and ways to minimize their discomfort and risks.

Middle ear infection in children is much more common than in adults, in part because of how this part of the ear is designed. It contains eustachian tubes that connect the middle ear to the back ...

Middle ear infections: Viruses or bacteria infect the space behind your child's eardrum, causing ear pain and fullness, fever or muffled hearing. Middle ear infections usually affect kids under 7 ...

Use of the chinchilla as a model of middle ear infection in auditory research necessitates accessing the middle ear to collect samples or inoculate bacteria. This column describes a simple ...