Patient Education Library

Ear tubes are tiny plastic tubes that are placed across the eardrum. They are placed by an ear (ENT) surgeon. Also called ventilation tubes, tympanostomy tubes or PE tubes

Ear pain that starts during air travel. Medical name is barotitis media or barotrauma.

Pain in or around the ear (an earache). The older child complains about ear pain. Younger child acts like he did with last ear infection or cries a lot.

Children learn by watching, imitating, and playing with others. Young children with signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often do not have some of these skills, and they need to learn them. The goal of early intervention (EI) is to help young children gain skills and to teach families some specific

Concerns about earwax (cerumen) buildup or blockage. Questions about earwax removal

The 2 most well-known eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.Anorexia is self-starvation. Bulimia is a disorder in which a person eats large amounts of food (binges) and then tries to undo the effects of the binge in some way, usually by ridding the body of the food that was eaten.

Eczema is a chronic dry skin disease with recurrent flare-ups of severe itching.The rash is red and itchy.

Eczema is a chronic skin problem that causes dry, red, itchy skin. It is also called atopic dermatitis or AD. Anyone can get eczema, but it is most common in babies to young adults.

A list of emergency symptoms that are seen in childhood. If your child develops one of these symptoms, you want to recognize it early on

Today's youth are less active and more overweight than any previous generation.

Exercise-related heat illness (ERHI) or "heat injury" happens when exercise is done in high temperature and high humidity. It's one type of injury, unlike sports injuries caused by contact, that can almost always be prevented with proper attention

An allergic reaction of the eyes. Main symptoms are itchy and watery eyes. Sometimes, the eyes can sting or burn.

A foreign body (FB) or object becomes stuck in the eye.

Bacterial infection of the eye. Main symptom is lots of yellow or green discharge (pus) in the eye.

A viral infection of the eye. The main symptom is a pink or red eye.

Injuries to the eye, eyelid, and area around the eye.