LoTempio, MDMedically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD Knowing how to drain fluid from your middle ear safely can help you avoid serious complications that sometimes occur with fluid buildup.

Fluid in the ear often occurs with an ear infection, especially in kids. The inflammation or congestion that blocks the eustachian tube, a small drainage passageway in your ear, can also be due to ...

Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that excessive earwax can cause serious health problems in elderly seniors. What can you tell ...

These bacterial or viral infections occur when fluid accumulates in the middle ear due to swelling or inflammation in the eustachian tube. This tube helps the ears drain fluid from the middle ear.

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 ...

It’s winter and one thing that’s almost as certain as cold weather is that small children will develop ear infections. Otis ...