Sentences with phrase «middle ear fluid»

Doctors in the past have been concerned that if surgery was not used in the case of persistent middle ear fluid, children could face long - term developmental impairment.

Speculation has it that something happens during vaginal birth that helps release the middle ear fluid in natural born babies.

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As with your daughter, some kids do have temporary hearing loss due to the build up of fluid in the middle ear, but it usually goes away with treatment.

An ear, nose, and throat doctor will surgically insert tubes (called tympanostomy tubes) that let fluid drain from the middle ear.

Glue ear is a condition common in childhood where sticky fluid builds up in the middle ear, leading to partial hearing loss and - as a result - speech delay...

And encourage your child to drink more fluids because swallowing helps to drain the middle ear and relieve painful pressure.

Fluid usually moves through the tube that connects the middle ear to the nose and throat.

Young kids also have more horizontal Eustachian tubes (channels that connect the middle ear to the throat), allowing fluid to collect instead of drain.

Toddlers have shorter, narrower, and horizontal eustachian tubes than adults, which makes it easy for bacteria to enter, but difficult for the middle ear's fluids to exit.

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Pacifier use is believed to increase the likelihood of fluid getting stuck in the middle of the ear, which can lead to infection.

In contrast if the ear infection is a garden - variety ear infection (germ - filled fluid in the middle ear) it is best to observe the infection and avoid the antibiotics and the side - effects (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rashes).

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In the middle ear, pressure oscillations in the air are transferred via the tympanic membrane (eardrum) and one or three small bones (ossicles) to fluid movements in the inner ear, where the conversion of sound waves to nerve signals takes place.

The prosthetic device allows the bones in the middle ear to resume movement, which stimulates fluid in the inner ear, and improves or restores hearing.

Glue ear, or otitis media, is a relatively common condition caused by a build - up of fluid in the middle ear that causes temporary hearing loss.

OME is a condition where the middle ear becomes filled with fluid instead of air.

A grommet is a very small tube that is inserted onto the patient's ear drum during surgery to help drain away fluid in the middle ear.

It is very common for young children to develop otitis media with effusion, also known as «glue ear,» in which the middle ear fills with thick fluid that can affect hearing development.

It causes inflammation (redness and swelling) and a build - up of fluid in the middle ear.

The eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the nose and throat, and is responsible for draining excess fluid.