What is the treatment for fluid accumulation in the middle ear?
When fluid accumulation in the middle ear is detected, drug therapy is given first. If the fluid in the middle ear continues after the patients who do not improve with the drug treatments given for a while, a ventilation tube is applied to the eardrum (tube insertion) in order to drain the fluid in the middle ear, to balance the negative pressure formed and to restore the middle ear mucosa.
Fluid in the Middle Ear (Otitis Media with Effusion) and Ear Tube Placement
- Fluid in the Middle Ear (Otitis Media with Effusion) and Ear Tube Placement
- What causes fluid accumulation in the middle ear?
- What are the symptoms of fluid buildup in the middle ear?
- What is the treatment for fluid accumulation in the middle ear?
- What is ear tube placement and how is it done?
- When are ear tubes placed?
- What to watch out for after ear tube placement