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- noun surgery A
myringotomy (incision in theeardrum ortympanic membrane ).
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A 1984 study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found, "Thimerosal used to irrigate the external auditory canals in a child with tympanostomy tubes has caused severe mercury poisoning."
Deirdre Imus: Missing the Mercury Threat: An appeal to New Jersey's Governor 2008
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Imaging of the temporal bone/inner ear to identify malformations, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas, or cochlear ossification; consideration of tympanostomy tube placement prior to implantation in otitis-prone children.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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The study looked at all patients in Florida who underwent one of five common outpatient procedures: carpal tunnel release, cataract excision, colonoscopy, knee arthroscopy and myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (a procedure to insert tubes in the ear).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Ear tubes are known by several names: tympanostomy tubes, ventilating tubes, pressure equalizing tubes or most frequently, PE tubes.
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The study looked at all patients in Florida who underwent one of five common outpatient procedures: carpal tunnel release, cataract excision, colonoscopy, knee arthroscopy and myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (a procedure to insert tubes in the ear).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The study looked at all patients in Florida who underwent one of five common outpatient procedures: carpal tunnel release, cataract excision, colonoscopy, knee arthroscopy and myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (a procedure to insert tubes in the ear).
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The study looked at all patients in Florida who underwent one of five common outpatient procedures: carpal tunnel release, cataract excision, colonoscopy, knee arthroscopy and myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (a procedure to insert tubes in the ear).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Comprehensive immunization schedule, including all doses of PCV13 (PCV7 if PCV13 is unavailable), Hib, and meningococcal conjugate vaccine (in accordance with current recommendations); tympanostomy-tube placement in children with recurrent episodes of otitis media after cochlear implantation.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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The study looked at all patients in Florida who underwent one of five common outpatient procedures: carpal tunnel release, cataract excision, colonoscopy, knee arthroscopy and myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (a procedure to insert tubes in the ear).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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The tympanostomy tube, which is inserted surgically, allows drainage and ventilates the middle ear.
unknown title 2009
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