LoTempio, MDMedically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD Knowing how to drain fluid from your middle ear safely can help you avoid serious complications that sometimes occur with fluid buildup.

This tube helps the ears drain fluid from the middle ear. A common cold can also cause muffled hearing due to congestion blocking the Eustachian tube. Colds are usually harmless, with a clogged ...

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 ...