MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Ear tubes are the No. 1 reason children get surgery in the United States. Until now, there were no guidelines to help doctors identify who should get the procedure -- and who ...

Each year, more than 500,000 ear tube surgeries are performed on children, making it the most common childhood surgery performed with anesthesia, according to the American Academy of ...

Inserting tubes in the ear is a treatment for chronic ear infections. Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections ...

About one million children need ear tube surgery because of frequent ear infections and other problems every year. A new FDA-cleared device called “The Hummingbird” is making the procedure faster and ...

The technical name for an ear-tube surgery is a myringotomy. A bilateral myringotomy includes surgery in both ears. The average age of children undergoing ear ventilation tube insertion is 1 to 3 ...

It’s hard to say for sure which kids will benefit most from a common childhood surgery for infections and fluid buildup in the middle ear, a research review suggests. The reviewers focused on a ...

CORK, Ireland, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AventaMed DAC, a developer of novel medical devices that streamline surgery, allowing procedures to move out of the operating theatre and into new sites of ...

Pediatric ear tube surgeries historically have been performed in the operating room (OR) under general anesthesia. However, the procedure can be safely and effectively performed in an office setting ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., November 05, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Preceptis Medical, Inc. announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the creation of a new add-on G ...

Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections often happen when a child has a cold, allergy or upper respiratory ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Preceptis Medical, Inc., a pioneer in pediatric ENT innovation, today announced the publication of a health economic study assessing the financial impact of ...