About a million kids get ear tubes every year to help drain fluid and treat recurrent ear infections. A new way of performing the procedure was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a few years ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD An ear infection often happens when a virus or bacteria causes inflammation in the ear.

As we age, our canal and ET start to have more of an angle which allows fluid to drain better and keep both sides of the ear clear. Still, in some circumstances adults can develop ear infections ...