Chronic otitis media (chronic ear infection) occurs when fluid behind your eardrum becomes infected and does not go away with antibiotics. Unlike swimmer’s ear that affects the external ear canal, a ...

Ear tube surgery, or tympanostomy surgery, aims to reduce chronic fluid buildup behind the eardrums. This can reduce the frequency of middle ear infections. It may also improve hearing. Ear tube ...

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 ...

Cody Johnson has scrapped the remainder of his shows in 2025 after suffering a ruptured eardrum. The 38-year-old country music superstar has been battling "a severe upper respiratory and sinus ...

Cody Johnson has to put down his microphone for the foreseeable future. The country singer, 38, shared that his eardrum recently burst due to a severe upper respiratory and sinus infection, and the ...