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 ...

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 - often referred to as 'serous otitis media' by the medical profession - is a condition characterised by the build up of fluid behind the eardrum and affects about a third of young children.

A patch of tissue from a pig’s guts could treat severe cases of glue ear, a condition that develops when the middle part of the ear fills with a sticky, gluey fluid, often as the result of infection.

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 ...

Glue ear which affects tens of thousands of young children could soon be treated with drugs - avoiding the need for operations to insert grommets. Mainly affecting the under-fives, the condition ...

School-aged children with glue ear, a common middle-ear problem that can affect hearing development, can be treated simply by blowing up a balloon through a nostril, a randomized trial shows. It's ...

Researchers relieved the symptoms of persistent ear inflammation in mice Scientists have identified a potential new treatment for "glue ear" - a common hearing disorder in children - that uses ...

Scientists believe they have found a gene that may be responsible for glue ear in children. The condition, also called otitis media, meaning inflammation of the middle ear, is the most common cause of ...