Tympanostomy tube, also known as a grommet, myringotomy tube, or pressure equalizing tube, is a small tube inserted into the eardrum via a surgical procedure...

excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus from the middle ear. A tympanostomy tube may be inserted through the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated...

accompanied by the insertion of a tympanostomy tube. Tentative evidence supports the use of balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube. In 2018, researchers published...

inserted into the hole to hold it open. This is known as a tympanostomy tube. As a child grows, the tube is eventually naturally expelled by the body. Longer-lasting...

with perforation of the eardrum, chronic suppurative otitis media, tympanostomy tube otorrhea, or acute otitis externa. Trauma, such as a basilar skull...

including: Long term otitis media (or 'glue ear') Insertion of a tympanostomy tube. If aspiration is performed as part of the insertion, the risk of...

months, surgery is sometimes performed to insert a grommet, called a "tympanostomy tube" into the eardrum to allow air to pass through into the middle ear...

available devices (e.g. Otovent and Ear Popper). A ventilation tube, also known as a tympanostomy tube or a grommet, may be placed through the eardrum to equalize...

infection (otitis media), which is a common problem in children. A tympanostomy tube is inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a...

adenoidectomy for recurrent otitis media in children previously treated with tympanostomy-tube placement. Results of parallel randomized and nonrandomized trials"...

not effective, but are associated with risks. The use of tympanostomy tubes (ventilation tubes) to improve vertigo and hearing in people with Ménière's...

PMC 10460789. "An Overview of the Tympanostomy Tube". NLM. Spaw, Mark; Agarwal, Nikki; Camacho, Macario (2024), "Tympanostomy Tube Insertion", StatPearls, Treasure...

insertion of a tympanostomy tube into the eardrum. These serve to drain the pus from the middle ear, helping to treat the infection. The tube is extruded...

a toddler, he had a series of ear infections, which resulted in a tympanostomy tube. At age 17, Jackson was expecting a baby with his high school girlfriend...

Adam GP, Di M, Halladay C, Pan I, Coppersmith N, et al. (2017). Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media. AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews...

of a perforated eardrum, which generally heals naturally. Eardrum Tympanostomy tube Myringoplasty Myringotomy Wullstein, H. (1956), Theory and practice...

intraocular lens, intrastromal corneal ring segment, cochlear implant, tympanostomy tube, and neurostimulator. Cardiovascular medical devices are implanted...

(2006). "Indication for hyperbaric oxygen treatment as a predictor of tympanostomy tube placement". Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine. 33 (4): 231–25. PMID 17004409...

of maggots Foreign body in ear Granuloma, a scar usually caused by tympanostomy tubes Otitis externa (swimmer's ear), bacteria-caused inflammation of the...

(2006). "Indication for hyperbaric oxygen treatment as a predictor of tympanostomy tube placement". Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. 33 (4): 231–5. PMID 17004409...

operations on middle and inner ear (20.0) Myringotomy (20.1) Removal of tympanostomy tube (20.2) Incision of mastoid and middle ear (20.3) Diagnostic procedures...

developmental problems." The research asserts that if the insertion of tympanostomy tubes into a child's ear is delayed, there is "no effect on a child's performance...

recurrent ear infections, the latter of which required surgery to insert tympanostomy tubes. Suzuki's health improved as he grew older, and he began ice skating...

chronic ear infection, acute ear infection, mastoiditis, mastoidectomy, tympanostomy tubes, adenoidectomy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved...

"Brainstem auditory evoked potentials in young children before and after tympanostomy tube placement". Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 25 (1–3): 105–17. doi:10...

ME, Raol NP, Schellhase KG (2013). "Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children". Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 149 (1 Suppl):...

palate is also corrected with surgery, and may involve the use of tympanostomy tubes. If needed, an individual will undergo orthognathic treatment and/or...

treatment, an emergency needle myringotomy or placement of tympanostomy ventilation tubes may be required. These will passively equalise the middle ear...

Because middle ear effusion is found in many patients with PRS, tympanostomy (ventilation) tubes are often a treatment option. One study with children showed...

occupational therapy can help with skills needed for later independence. Tympanostomy tubes are often needed and often more than one set during the person's childhood...