The first part of the procedure, called myringotomy, involves making a small hole in the eardrum with a scalpel or laser. The insertion of the tube is called tympanostomy. In adults, the procedure ...

Initial surgery to prevent recurrent disease should include myringotomy and tympanostomy tubes; repeat surgery should include myringotomy and adenoidectomy, with or without tubes. These ...

We defined 218 children at high risk for otitis media (OM) in that each had received myringotomy with tympanostomy-tube placement (M & T) and, subsequent to tube extrusion, had developed recurrent ...