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 ...

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 ...