Glue ear, known as adhesive otitis, is a condition that occurs when the middle part of your ear fills with fluid. This part of the ear is located behind the eardrum. The fluid can become thick and ...

Always see a doctor if you are worried about your child's hearing. Is your baby or toddler battling to hear, irritable, unable to sleep, or clutching one or both of their ears? If so, they could have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thousands of kids suffering from glue ear could ease their pain by blowing up balloons through their noses, experts say. Around 200,000 children are forced to seek professional help for otitismedia ...

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 ...

Glue ear is a build-up of sticky fluid inside the middle ear cavity that commonly affects young children. In most cases it clears up by itself, but some children may need surgery. [Image source: ...

Glue ear is a condition in which a sticky glue-like fluid accumulates in the ear. It is an extremely common condition that mainly affects young children aged between two and five years. In most of ...

GLUE ear, also known as secretor y otitis media, is a condition that affects children under the age of six, causing the middle ear to become blocked, thus affecting hearing. As children develop colds ...

Frustrated that your toddler doesn’t do as he’s told? He may have glue ear, says Dr Bernadette Borgstein. Meet the expert: Dr Bernadette Borgstein is a paediatric consultant at The Portland Hospital ...