A wireless kit, comprising headphones, a microphone, and an app might be a cheap alternative to the usual treatment of the common temporary hearing loss in kids, popularly known as 'glue ear,' finds a ...

Glue ear, the most common cause of hearing loss in children may be caused by gastric reflux, according to a new British study. This causes a build up of gastric fluids in the Eustachian tube. With ...

It sounds as if your grandson's grommets may have dropped out and his glue ear has come back. As you may know glue ear is a condition in which the middle ear becomes filled with thick sticky fluid ...

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel handheld device, known as CLiKX, for the treatment of a condition called Otitis Media with Effusion (OME), ...

Glitches in our evolutionary development mean that 80% of four-year-olds get glue ear, a temporary loss of hearing. Many have costly and unnecessary surgery despite there being excellent non-surgical ...

Glue ear - often referred to as 'serous otitis media' by the medical profession - is a condition characterised by the build up of fluid behind the eardrum and affects about a third of young children.

Many children have long-term problems with fluid in the middle ear, and sometimes surgery is the only way to shift it. However, a bacterial nasal spray can have the same effect in some children, new ...

N.B. Please note that if you are outside North America the embargo date for this Lancet press material is 0001 hours UK time Friday 8th February 2002. Glue ear—a frequent cause of deafness in children ...

A patch of tissue from a pig’s guts could treat severe cases of glue ear, a condition that develops when the middle part of the ear fills with a sticky, gluey fluid, often as the result of infection.

Children with otitis media with effusion were effectively treated with nasal balloons, a simple, nonsurgical treatment option for the millions of people diagnosed with the ailment annually in the ...