If your child has frequent ear infections, your child's doctor may recommend ear tube surgery. It's the most common childhood surgery performed with anesthesia. More than half a million children in ...

Imagine spending five years hearing everything as if your head was underwater with a pair of headphones on. You can feel the vibrations, but you’re unable to make out anyone’s words clearly. That was ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Lilliana Parrales was born with facial differences that her family feared would be subject to bullying. But cutting-edge surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Ear tube placement surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed on children. It's a relatively simple procedure, and it's performed to reduce chronic ear infections and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olivia Olsen was born with microtia, a rare condition that meant her left ear never fully developed. Olsen was going to need ...

Hearing loss, ringing in your ear, unexplained dizziness - many people might think it's just the typical signs of aging. But for some, it can be much more: Acoustic neuromas, although rare, can be ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Tympanoplasty is a surgery designed to create a new eardrum or repair a hole in the eardrum, or a perforated eardrum. Causes can include trauma from a Q-tip, scuba diving, loud ...

Common surgical options for hearing loss may include cochlear implants, or possibly a mastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, stapedectomy, or tympanoplasty. Hearing loss is a condition that can affect people ...