Ear tubes for adults are used to equalize pressure and/or prevent the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear. Also known as grommets, ventilation tubes, or tympanostomy tubes, the devices are ...

While common in kids, ear tube surgeries are rarely needed for adults. You have intense pain in or around your ear. You have a fever over 102.2° F. You have fluid coming from your ear.

About a million kids get ear tubes every year to help drain fluid and treat recurrent ear infections. A new way of performing the procedure was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a few ...