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Aural Atresia for Parents
Aural atresia is a condition that happens before birth in which a baby’s ear canal doesn’t form. It causes hearing loss, but treatments can help most children hear better.
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How Can I Get Rid of Extra Skin After Weight Loss? for Teens
There's no fast way to get rid of extra skin after weight loss. To keep seeing improvement, give it more time.
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Ear Canal Stenosis for Parents
Ear canal stenosis is a narrow ear canal. If it leads to hearing loss or other problems, surgery can help.
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Elective Surgery for Parents
Elective surgery means you and the doctor decide when the it will happen. Many elective surgeries are important, potentially life-changing operations. Here's how to plan for them.
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What's Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)? (Video) for Parents
A doctor might suggest ear tube surgery if a child gets many ear infections that don't clear up easily or the ear infections seem to be causing hearing loss or speech delay. Ear tube surgery can drain fluid from the middle ear, prevent future infections, and help the child hear properly again.
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Microtia for Parents
Microtia is when the outside part of the ear smaller than normal and, sometimes, misshapen. Children with microtia usually have normal hearing. If needed, treatments can reshape the ear.
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Ear Tube Surgery for Parents
Many kids get middle ear infections (otitis media). Doctors may suggest ear tube surgery for those with multiple infections or a hearing loss or speech delay.
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What Is Cancer? for Kids
When kids get cancer, it can often be treated and cured. Find out more in this article for kids.
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Insulin Resistance for Parents
Insulin resistance happens when the body does not respond properly to insulin. It can can raise a child's risk for type 2 diabetes and other health problems.
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Adenoids and Adenoidectomy for Parents
Adenoids trap germs, so sometimes they swell while fighting an infection. If they get infected, tonsils and adenoids might be removed in a surgery at the same time.