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• n  the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

• tympanic cavity
• tympanum

News & Articles

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• iPhones for ear infections
  BACKGROUND: An ear infection (acute otitis media) is most often a bacterial or viral infection that affects the middle ear; the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. The infection often results from another illness -- cold, flu, or allergy -- that causes congestion and swelling of the nasal passages, throat, and Eustachian tubes.  Children are ...
  July 4, 2013 - WFTV 9 Orlando
• Should your child get ear tubes?
  (CNN) -- Parents of young children may be all too familiar with the ear aches, ear infections, and middle ear fluid build-up that can plague their little ones. Promote to Mobile read more
  July 2, 2013 - KETK 56 Tyler