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 ...

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 ...