Cody Johnson has scrapped the remainder of his shows in 2025 after suffering a ruptured eardrum. The 38-year-old country music superstar has been battling "a severe upper respiratory and sinus ...

Ear tube surgery, or tympanostomy surgery, aims to reduce chronic fluid buildup behind the eardrums. This can reduce the frequency of middle ear infections. It may also improve hearing. Ear tube ...

Chronic otitis media (chronic ear infection) occurs when fluid behind your eardrum becomes infected and does not go away with antibiotics. Unlike swimmer’s ear that affects the external ear canal, a ...

Ear tube surgery involves making a small cut in the eardrum and inserting a synthetic tube. An adult might need ear tubes ...

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 ...

Cody Johnson has to put down his microphone for the foreseeable future. The country singer, 38, shared that his eardrum recently burst due to a severe upper respiratory and sinus infection, and the ...

Dear Dr. Gott: During an upper respiratory infection three months ago, I blew my nose too hard and experienced an immediate loss of hearing in my left ear. I was examined by an otolaryngologist who ...