The EARDOC is the only efficient non invasive device that reduces the pain and edema for ear pain. There are 70%-80% of children up to age 4 that suffer from Ear ache caused by the accumulation of liquids and air in the middle ear. The EARDOC is the only solution that treats the problem and not the symptom. Testing the EARDOC with a Tympanometer, which measure the fluids in the middle ear, shows reduce of Otitis media in users.

EARDOC ™ generates and transmits special vibration waves due to its non-invasive extraordinary design . The waves travel through the bone and the ear base to the middle ear and theEustachian tube. The waves ease the pressure and drain the trapped fluids. As a result the edema is reduced as well as the pain. Less then five minutes of EARDOC ™ treatment soothes the pain and
relieves the patient.

Yes, Eardoc can be used by Adults as well.

Insert 2 AA  batteries according to the + and – signs. Turn on EARDOC ™ by moving the speed regulator (slider) up. This will start the EARDOC ™ operating. By moving the Speed regulator (slider) up and down, the strength of the wave frequency can be set - up for stronger and down for low speed till it EARDOC ™ is OFF (closed). Place the head of the EARDOC ™ at the back of the ear on the bone behind the ear. Set the Speed regulator (slider) to a comfortable strength. After use, turn the EARDOC™ off by moving the Speed regulator (slider) down until the EARDOC™ is OFF (closed).

Using the eardoc on children :

First introduce the Eardoc to your child, let them hold it while it is vibrating and let them feel comfortable with the Eardoc before placing it behind the ear.

Warnings

• Use EARDOC ™ only for treating earaches and only according to the provided instructions.
• Children under 6 years should use EARDOC ™ only under the supervision of an adult.
• Do not use in or under water.
• Use only while sitting or lying down.
• Do not use EARDOC ™ with children under one year old.
• EARDOC ™ does not replace a medical treatment or any medication.
• No health or medical claims expressed or implied.

Batteries: Pull apart lower part and insert 2 AA batteries one to plus(+)
and the other to minus (-) and close cup.
USE 2 AA BATTERY

The Eardoc is designed to open the Eustachian tube and release the liquids in the middle ear. Eardoc is non-invasive and can be used even if you have tubes .

Most common ear infections are caused by the narrowing and obstruction of the channel (Eustachian tube) which connects the middle ear with the mouth. The incarcerated fluids and air
create pressure on the tympanic membrane resulting in a severe earache and possible hearing impairment.

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EARDOC's long term healing effect accelerates the absorption of any given medication. EARDOC™ is designed to compliment and be used with medication. However, as with all treatments, it is always advisable to ask your doctor.

Your hearing may be affected if fluid stays in the middle ear after an infection. This is called otitis media with effusion. (Effusion is another word for fluid buildup.) Usually the fluid goes away in 2 to 3 months, and hearing returns to normal. EARDOC™ has been shown to assist the draining of ear fluid and is helpful in conjunction with other treatments.

If the fluid stays for more than a few months, your doctor may want to check your hearing. Your doctor may recommend ear tubes (also called tympanostomy tubes) to drain the fluid if your hearing has decreased. That is why it is so important to treat ear problems quickly so that your health and your hearing do not deteriorate.

Otitis media is often difficult to detect because most children affected by this disorder do not yet have sufficient speech and language skills to tell someone what is bothering them. Common signs to look for are

• unusual irritability
• difficulty sleeping
• tugging or pulling at one or both ears
• fever
• fluid draining from the ear
• loss of balance
• unresponsiveness to quiet sounds or other signs of hearing difficulty such as sitting too close to the television or being inattentive

The accumulations of the fluids can be detected with a audiometer that can be found in an audiology institute.

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Yes! the Eardoc is the best solution for otitis media, it opens the Tube and drains the fluids.

The greatest risk factor for Otitis Media is Eustachian Tube blockage due to an upper respiratory illness such as common cold, flu, throat or sinus infection.

Additional risk factors include:

• Age. Infants and young children are more prone as discussed earlier. Also, the younger a child is at the time of the first ear infection, the greater the chance he or she will have repeated infections.
• Enlarged Adenoids. Contribute to ear infections as discussed earlier.
• Bottle-feeding. Babies, who are bottle-fed, especially while they are lying down, are more susceptible to ear infections than breast-fed babies. Also, breast milk provides immunity
• Colds & Allergies. Often lead to ear infections by causing swelling of the Eustachian tube.
• Cigarette smoke. Children inhaling tobacco smoke have a higher risk of developing health problems, including ear infections.
• Socioeconomic Status. Children from low socioeconomic groups have a higher incidence than those living in wealthier communities.
• Gender. Boys are more apt to have infections than girls.

Myringotomy is a surgical procedure in which a small incision is made in the eardrum (the tympanic membrane), usually in both ears. The word comes from myringa, modern Latin for drum membrane, and tome, Greek for cutting. It is also called myringocentesis, tympanotomy, tympanostomy, or paracentesis of the tympanic membrane. Fluid in the middle ear can be sucked out through the incision.

Ear tubes, or tympanostomy tubes, are small tubes, open at both ends, that are inserted into the incisions in the eardrums during myringotomy. They come in various shapes and sizes and are made of plastic, metal, or both. They are left in place until they fall out by themselves or until they are removed by a doctor.

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Myringotomy with the insertion of ear tubes is an optional treatment for inflammation of the middle ear with fluid collection (effusion), also called glue ear, that lasts more than three months (chronic otitis media with effusion) and does not respond to drug treatment. It is the recommended treatment if the condition lasts four to six months. Effusion is the collection of fluid that escapes from blood vessels or the lymphatic system. In this case, the fluid collects in the middle ear.

Initially, acute inflammation of the middle ear with effusion is treated with one or two courses of antibiotics. Antihistamines and decongestants have been used, but they have not been proven effective unless there is also hay fever or some other allergic inflammation that contributes to the problem. Myringotomy with or without the insertion of ear tubes is NOT recommended for initial treatment of otherwise healthy children with middle ear inflammation with effusion.

In about 10% of children, the effusion lasts for three months or longer, when the disease is considered chronic. In children with chronic disease, systemic steroids may help, but the evidence is not clear, and there are risks.

When medical treatment does not stop the effusion after three months in a child who is one to three years old, is otherwise healthy, and has hearing loss in both ears, myringotomy with insertion of ear tubes becomes an option. If the effusion lasts for four to six months, myringotomy with insertion of ear tubes is recommended.

The purpose of myringotomy is to relieve symptoms, to restore hearing, to take a sample of the fluid to examine in the laboratory in order to identify any microorganisms present, or to insert ear tubes.

Ear tubes can be inserted into the incision during myringotomy and left there. The eardrum heals around them, securing them in place. They usually fall out on their own in 6-12 months or are removed by a doctor.

While they are in place, they keep the incision from closing, keeping a channel open between the middle ear and the outer ear. This allows fresh air to reach the middle ear, allowing fluid to drain out, and preventing pressure from building up in the middle ear. The patient's hearing returns to normal immediately and the risk of recurrence diminishes.

Parents often report that children talk better, hear better, are less irritable, sleep better, and behave better after myringotomy with the insertion of ear tubes.

Risks

The risks include:

• Cutting the outer ear
• Formation at the myringotomy site of granular nodes due to inflammation
• Formation of a mass of skin cells and cholesterol in the middle ear that can grow and damage surrounding bone (cholesteatoma)
• Permanent perforation of the eardrum.

The risk of persistent discharge from the ear (otorrhea) is 13%.

If the procedure is repeated, structural changes in the eardrum can occur, such as loss of tone (flaccidity), shrinkage or retraction, or hardening of a spot on the eardrum (typmanosclerosis). The risk of hardening is 51%; its effects on hearing are not known, but they are probably insignificant.

It is possible that the incision will not heal properly, leaving a permanent hole in the eardrum, which can cause some hearing loss and increases the risk of infection.

It is also possible that the ear tube will move inward and get trapped in the middle ear, rather than move out into the external ear, where it either falls out on its own or can be retrieved by a doctor. The exact incidence of tubes moving inward is not known, but it could increase the risk of further episodes of middle-ear inflammation, inflammation of the eardrum or the part of the skull directly behind the ear, formation of a mass in the middle ear, or infection due to the presence of a foreign body.

The surgery may not be a permanent cure. As many as 30% of children undergoing myringotomy with insertion of ear tubes need to undergo another procedure within five years.

The other risks include those associated with sedatives or general anesthesia.

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Otitis media is an infection or inflammation of the middle ear. This inflammation often begins when infections that cause sore throats, colds, or other respiratory or breathing problems spread to the middle ear. These can be viral or bacterial infections. Seventy-five percent of children experience at least one episode of otitis media by their third birthday. Almost half of these children will have three or more ear infections during their first 3 years. It is estimated that medical costs and lost wages because of otitis media amount to $5 billion* a year in the United States. Although otitis media is primarily a disease of infants and young children, it can also affect adults. infact air travlers and divers suffer from it as well.

Otitis media occurs in the area between the ear drum (the end of the outer ear) and the inner ear, including a duct known as the Eustachian tube. It is one of the two categories of ear inflammation that can underly what is commonly called an earache, the other being otitis externa. Diseases other than ear infections can also cause ear pain, including cancers of any structure that shares nerve supply with the ear.

Otitis media is very common in childhood, with the average toddler having two to three episodes a year, almost always accompanied by a viral upper respiratory infection (URI), mostly the common cold. The rhinoviruses (nose viruses) that cause the common cold infect the Eustachian tube that goes from the back of the nose to the middle ear, causing swelling and compromise of pressure equalization, which is the normal function of the tube. In general, the more severe and prolonged the compromise of Eustachian tube function, the more severe the consequences are to the middle ear and its delicate structures. If a person is born with poor Eustachian tube function, this greatly increases the likelihood of more frequent and severe episodes of otitis media. Progression to chronic otitis media is much more common in this group of people, who often have a family history of middle ear disease.

Otitis media has many degrees of severity, and various names are used to describe each. The terminology is sometimes confusing because of multiple terms being used to describe the same condition. A common misconception with ear infection is that sufferers think that a symptom is itchy ear. Although sufferers may feel discomfort, an itchy ear is not a symptom of ear infection.

Acute otitis media

Acute otitis media (AOM) is most often purely viral and self-limited, as is its usual accompanying viral URI. There is congestion of the ears and perhaps mild discomfort and popping, but the symptoms resolve with the underlying URI. If the middle ear, which is normally sterile, becomes contaminated with bacteria, pus and pressure in the middle ear can result, and this is called acute bacterial otitis media. Viral acute otitis media can lead to bacterial otitis media in a very short time, especially in children, but it usually does not. The individual with bacterial acute otitis media has the classic "earache", pain that is more severe and continuous and is often accompanied by fever of 102 °F (39 °C) or more. Bacterial cases may result in perforation of the ear drum, infection of the mastoid space (mastoiditis) and in very rare cases further spread to cause meningitis.

Otitis media with effusion

Otitis media with effusion (OME), also called serous or secretory otitis media (SOM), is simply a collection of fluid that occurs within the middle ear space as a result of the negative pressure produced by altered Eustachian tube function. This can occur purely from a viral URI, with no pain or bacterial infection, or it can precede and/or follow acute bacterial otitis media. Fluid in the middle ear sometimes causes conductive hearing impairment, but only when it interferes with the normal vibration of the eardrum by sound waves. Over weeks and months, middle ear fluid can become very thick and glue-like (thus the name glue ear), which increases the likelihood of its causing conductive hearing impairment. Early-onset OME is associated with feeding while lying down and early entry into group child care, while parental smoking, a short period of breastfeeding and greater amounts of time spent in group child care increased the duration of OME in the first two years of life.

Chronic suppurative otitis media

Chronic suppurative otitis media involves a perforation (hole) in the eardrum and active bacterial infection within the middle ear space for several weeks or more. There may be enough pus that it drains to the outside of the ear (otorrhea), or the purulence may be minimal enough to only be seen on examination using a binocular microscope. This disease is much more common in persons with poor Eustachian tube function. Hearing impairment often accompanies this disease.

Normal Ear drum membrane

Chronic Inflammation Otitis media

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What is a middle ear infection?

The middle ear is the small part of your ear just inside your eardrum. It can get infected when germs from the nose and throat are trapped there.

What causes a middle ear infection?

A small tube connects your ear to your throat. A cold can cause this tube to swell. When the tube swells enough to become blocked, it can trap fluid inside your ear. This makes it a perfect place for germs to grow and cause an infection.

Ear infections happen mostly to young children because their tubes are smaller and get blocked more easily.

What are the symptoms?

The main symptom is an earache. It can be mild, or it can hurt a lot. Babies and young children may be fussy. They may pull at their ears and cry. They may have trouble sleeping. They may also have a fever.

You may see thick, yellow fluid coming from their ears. This happens when the infection has caused the eardrum to burst and the fluid flows out. This is not serious and usually makes the pain go away. The eardrum usually heals on its own.

When fluid builds up but does not get infected, children often say that their ears just feel plugged. They may have trouble hearing, but their hearing usually returns to normal after the fluid is gone. It may take weeks for the fluid to drain away.

How is a middle ear infection diagnosed?

Your doctor will talk to you about your child's symptoms. Then he or she will look into your child's ears. A special tool with a light lets the doctor see the eardrum and tell whether there is fluid behind it. This exam is rarely uncomfortable. It bothers some children more than others.

How is it treated?

Most ear infections go away on their own. You can treat your child at home with an over-the-counter pain reliever like acetaminophen (such as Tylenol or Tempra), a warm washcloth or heating pad on the ear, and rest. Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 20. Your doctor may give you eardrops that can help your child's pain.

Sometimes after an infection, a child cannot hear well for a while. Call your doctor if this lasts for 3 to 4 months. Children need to be able to hear in order to learn how to talk.

Your doctor can give your child antibiotics, but ear infections often get better without them. Talk about this with your doctor. Whether you use them will depend on how old your child is and how bad the infection is. read about the dificulties of Minor surgery to put tubes in the ears may help if your child has hearing problems or repeat infections.

Can ear infections be prevented?

There are many ways to help prevent ear infections. Do not smoke. Ear infections happen more often to children who are around cigarette smoke. Even the fumes from tobacco smoke on your hair and clothes can affect them. Handwashing and having your child immunized can help, too.

Also, make sure your child does not go to sleep while sucking on a bottle. And try to limit the use of group child care.

The Eardoc is a natural non invasive device for treating the problem.

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Does your doctor recommends Ear tube surgery ?

Otitis media

yes Eardoc is sometimes referd to as Ear doc or ear Doc or ear Doc, it is all the same.

ear doc is good for ear infection and otitis media

Yes the eardoc can be used when a tube is placed. in any case we recommend to consult with your doctor about this.