This often occurs in the setting of a cold where a virus or bacteria infects the space behind the ear drum causing a build-up of fluid, pain, redness, muffled hearing, and sometimes fever.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. “It’s a very exciting approach,” Tessa Hadlock at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston tells New Scientist. “They’ve shown that it ...

Babies and very young children (aged between 6 months and 2 years) are at the highest risk of an ear infection. But because they can't talk yet, they won't be able to tell you that one or both of ...

Two children in China who were born deaf can now listen and dance to music after undergoing pioneering gene therapy that restored hearing in both ears. They are among a small group of patients who ...

The number of ear infections was linearly and significantly related to the risk of asthma and wheezing in the last year. Among children with no diagnosis of asthma, there was a significant ...

WebMD takes you on a visual tour through the ear, helping you understand the causes of childhood ear infections and how they are diagnosed and treated.

and you can swap between on-ear and over-ear pads. Who it’s for: This set is ideal for children who primarily use headphones to watch movies, play games, and listen to music—either at home or ...