Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: Another example of over-diagnosis and almost certainly over-treatment is glue ear in ...

Grommets are tiny plastic tubes that are inserted into the ear drum. They help equalise the pressure in the ear so your child can hear properly again. The ear is made up of three parts and to be able ...

The commonest operation performed on Australian children can safely be delayed to see whether the child really needs it, according to a study just published in the United States. The operation is the ...

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 ...

Thousands of children with hearing difficulties have spent years doing badly at school because doctors have failed to recommend vital ear surgery, specialists claim. New research shows the number of ...